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What is diagnostic imaging?
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Diagnostic imaging: Refers to the specialty of radiology which includes xrays, ct scan, ultrasound, mri, nuclear medicine, mammography, fluoroscopy, and intervential radiology.
Answered 10/19/2016
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See answer: It is any imaging exam that is used to diagnose disease. It includes plain x-ray, ultrasound, x-ray flouroscopy, CT scanning, MRI scanning, Nuclear Medicine, and interventional radiology-IR- (although IR can be therapeutic).
Answered 12/11/2015
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