Tag: CT Scan

Coronary Calcium Scores: Determining Your Risk to...

A heart scan, also known as a “coronary calcium scan” or “cardiac CT for calcium scoring,” is a non-invasive test...

January 29, 2020

Heart Health: Calcium Scoring Test Detects Heart...

Eating healthy, exercising and not smoking are lifestyle factors long associated with preventing heart disease. Newer evidence, like the recent...

July 26, 2018

Your Calcium Score; Your Heart Health

If you could peek into your future and see what your heart health may look like in five to 10...

February 1, 2018

Protect Your Kidneys

If your doctor tells you to have a CT scan to diagnose the cause of your headaches, you likely don’t...

February 4, 2014

MRI or CT Scan?

When doctors need to look inside your body to determine the cause of pain or abnormal symptoms, they typically order...

October 28, 2013

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