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...annual physical. It will probably be the routine drill. He will listen to my lungs, flash his light in my eyes and ask me to cough a couple of times as he examines for a possible hernia. He might run an EKG to test my heart or order an MRI if he sees something suspicious. But that's it. And that's sufficient as far as I'm concerned. I've always left my physicals with a clean bill of health, confident that nothing terrible was brewing inside...
...positron emission tomography scan. This extremely powerful test screens your body's function rather than its structure; by visualizing cellular activity, it shows abnormal processes, such as those associated with cancers and metabolic dysfunction. The PET can spot tumors and other problems that may not be detectable with traditional MRI or CT scans. It also gives information about heart disease and many neurological disorders like Alzheimer's. Cost...
...MRI A new form of noninvasive, "black blood" magnetic-resonance-imaging technique allows doctors to detect problem spots in carotid arteries, the aorta and coronary arteries before patients develop symptoms of atherosclerosis or stroke. The high-resolution MRI blacks out blood flow, offering doctors a clear view of the blood vessels and allowing them to precisely measure the thickness of their walls. Though the black-blood technique still needs improvement, doctors hope the technology will eventually identify those at risk of heart attack long before they have...
...group got its start around 1990 in Houston, with Beyonce and LaTavia Roberson, who were soon joined by Kelendria ("Kelly") Rowland and LeToya Luckett. Mathew Knowles, Beyonce's father, took over as manager, eventually quitting his job selling MRI and CT scanners. Although based in the Lone Star State, the group turned to Motown for inspiration...
...MRI A new form of noninvasive "black blood" magnetic-resonance-imaging technique allows doctors to detect problem spots in carotid arteries, the aorta and coronary arteries before patients develop symptoms of atherosclerosis or stroke. The high-resolution MRI blacks out blood flow, offering doctors a clear view of the blood vessels and allowing them to precisely measure the thickness of their walls. Though the black-blood technique still needs improvement, doctors hope the technology will eventually identify those at risk of heart attack long before they have...