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The Power of Representation during Women in Medicine Month with UCSF's Malia Martinez ...

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a leading cause of chronic pain and disability in the US, with knee OA accounting for more than 80 percent of the total disease burden. It is estimated that knee OA affects up ...

Vascular Access and Use of Central Lines and Ports in Adults ...

Musculoskeletal and Peripheral Nerve Ultrasound orders are to be used for anything pertaining to the muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, bones, bursa or nerves around the body. They are performed by ...

Myelography is an imaging examination that shows the passage of contrast material in the space around the spinal cord (the subarachnoid space) using a real-time form of x-ray called fluoroscopy, in ...

Positron emission tomography, also called PET imaging or a PET scan, is a diagnostic examination that involves getting images of the body based on the detection of radiation from the emission of ...

Guidelines for the Use of CT and MRI During Pregnancy and Lactation The increasing use of imaging in the population will inevitably result in an increase in requests for imaging in women who are ...

Radiation Safety in the UCSF Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging Your safety is the top priority of UCSF’s Department of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging. We know that our patients may be ...

What is a MRI scan? Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an exam that uses a strong magnet to take pictures of internal organs and tissues. Doctors specialized in MRI are called radiologists and they ...

Prepare for an Ultrasound Guided Fine Needle Aspiration-Thyroid, Lymph node or Soft Tissue What is it? Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA) : A very fine, small needle is used to remove fluid and cells from ...

Benjamin M. Yeh, MD, is a Professor in the Abdominal Imaging Section in the Department of Radiology at the University of California, San Francisco. He received his medical degree from Duke University ...