Vascular ultrasound is a noninvasive procedure used to locate and diagnose disorders of the vascular system. Ultrasonography is an imaging technique in which structures of the body are visualized by recording the reflections or echoes of ultrasonic waves directed into the tissues. Echoes are...
Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for liver cancer is a procedure that uses heat to destroy cancer cells. Physicians use imaging techniques such as ultrasound, CT, or MRI to place a needle electrode into cancerous tissue in the liver. An electrical current from a radiofrequency generator then passes...
Laparoscopic surgery, also referred to as minimally invasive or keyhole surgery, is primarily used to examine the abdominal cavity and its contents in order to diagnose and treat health conditions associated with the gastrointestinal tract, gallbladder, appendix, liver, pancreas, spleen, stomach...
Mammography is an X-ray procedure used to examine breasts for early detection of breast cancer. A woman stands in front of a special X-ray machine, while a radiologic technologist places one breast on an image detector. A clear plate firmly presses the breast from above. The plates flatten the...
Exercise testing is used to identify and predict problems associated with the heart, blood vessels, and lungs. The procedure, often called “stress testing,” allows healthcare professionals to identify abnormalities that would not normally be present at rest. It may also be used to identify...
Endovascular grafting is a minimally invasive method for treating aortic aneurysms, which are weak bulging spots on the aorta, the largest blood vessel in the body. If an aortic aneurysm enlarges and ruptures, it usually causes fatal internal bleeding. In endovascular grafting, catheters are...
An electrocardiogram, commonly abbreviated as EKG or ECG, is a noninvasive procedure that records electrical waves in the heart. According to the American Heart Association (AHA), an ECG sends an electrical impulse (or wave) that travels through the heart. The wave causes the heart muscle to...
Alcohol septal ablation, also commonly called percutaneous transluminal septal myocardial ablation, is a nonsurgical procedure for treating hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (thick walls in the left ventricle of the heart), according to Johns Hopkins Medicine.
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