Scheduled for an MRI? No need to worry

Woman entering an MRI machine

They’re more comfortable, faster, and easier than ever    Fact checked by Derick Wilder   The first time I underwent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) — one of roughly 30 million a year in the United States — I barely got through the experience. This was 10 years ago, and the tight, clangy tube, combined with an […]

Critical Questions for Your Physician and Radiologist

CT Scan for lung cancer detection

Questions compiled with assistance from Drs. Daniel Appelbaum and Robert Edelman 1. How will this test specifically improve my care? 2. How will the findings dictate changes in my care? 3. Is there another test you can do that doesn’t use radiation? 4. What is being done to make sure that the radiation dose is […]