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Professions in Interventional Radiology

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Are screening exams worthwhile?

Can medical diagnostic imaging procedures cause future reproductive problems?

Can the exams hurt the baby of a pregnant woman?

Children and Radiation Safety

Computer Tomography (CT) Safety During Pregnancy

Contrast Materials

Does radiation risk depend on age?

Does radiation risk depend on gender?

Fetal and Gonadal Shielding

How big is the risk from medical imaging to future generations?

How much dose do I get from different imaging procedures?

I've had many CT scans. Should I be concerned?

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Safety

MRI Safety During Pregnancy

Pediatric Sedation

Radiation Dose in X-Ray and CT Exams

Safety in X-ray, Interventional Radiology and Nuclear Medicine Procedures

The Limitations of Online Radiation Dose Calculators

What are the benefits of CT scans?

What is the radiology community doing to appropriately manage radiation exposure?

Are screening exams worthwhile?

Can medical diagnostic imaging procedures cause future reproductive problems?

Can the exams hurt the baby of a pregnant woman?

Does radiation risk depend on age?

Does radiation risk depend on gender?

How big is the risk from medical imaging to future generations?

How much dose do I get from different imaging procedures?

I've had many CT scans. Should I be concerned?

What are the benefits of CT scans?

What is the radiology community doing to appropriately manage radiation exposure?

Breast Cancer Screening

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Clinical Trials and Screening: What You Need to Know

Colorectal Cancer Screening

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Breast Tomosynthesis

Can the exams hurt the baby of a pregnant woman?

Computer Tomography (CT) Safety During Pregnancy

Fetal and Gonadal Shielding

Galactography (Ductography)

Hysterosalpingography

Magnetic Resonance (MRI)-Guided Breast Biopsy

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) - Breast

Mammography

MR-guided Focused Ultrasound for Uterine Fibroids

MRI Safety During Pregnancy

Obstetric Ultrasound

Ovarian Vein Embolization

Scintimammography

Sonohysterography

Stereotactic Breast Biopsy

Ultrasound - Breast

Ultrasound - Pelvis

Ultrasound-Guided Breast Biopsy

Uterine Fibroid Embolization (UFE)