Imaging Techniques

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Ultra-Sound (Medical Sonography)

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used to visualize muscles, tendons, & many internal organs, their size, structure & any pathological lesions

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X-Ray

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useful in detecting pathology of the skeletal system, but are also useful for detecting some disease processes in soft tissue

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CT Scan (Computed Tomography)

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digital geometry processing is used to generate a 3D image of the internals of an object from a large series of 2D X-Ray images taken around a single axis of rotation

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MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)

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a non-invasive method used to render images of the inside of an object; primarily used in medical imaging to demonstrate pathological or other physiological alterations of living tissues