| Diagnostic radiology includes the technique and | | | | methods for extensive clinical purposes, such as- |
| process that are used to generate images of the | | | | Cardiovascular radiology- it is used to diagnose the |
| human body for the clinical purposes. There are | | | | diseases of the heart and blood vessels. Physicians |
| certain medical procedures that are used to | | | | perform X-ray, CT, MRI and ultrasound for under |
| reveal, diagnose or examine disease. The imaging | | | | this treatment procedure. |
| of the organs and tissues can be performed as a | | | | Breast imaging- this imaging technology can be |
| part of radiotherapy by which the images of the | | | | used for the diagnosis of breast diseases and |
| organs and tissues are generated to detect the | | | | conditions. Here doctors can perform |
| problem in a better way. | | | | mammography, breast ultrasound, breast MRI and |
| Basically, physicians perform two forms of | | | | breast biopsy to heal breast cancers. |
| radiographic images, such as projection | | | | Chest radiology- this stream of radiology is |
| radiography and fluoroscopy. These | | | | devoted to diagnose the diseases related to |
| two-dimensional techniques cost low in comparison | | | | chest, such as heart and lung cancers. It takes |
| to the 3D tomography. In the wide sense this | | | | the help of X-ray, ultrasound, MRI, CT and chest |
| biological imaging incorporates radiology, nuclear | | | | procedures. |
| medicine, endoscopy, investigative radiological | | | | Gastrointestinal (GI) radiology- this branch of |
| sciences, thermography, medical photography and | | | | radiology is used for the imaging and diagnosis of |
| microscopy. | | | | the gastrointestinal (or digestive tract) and |
| Fluoroscopy generates real-time images of internal | | | | abdomen. The CT scan, X-ray, MRI, GI |
| structures of the body by employing a constant | | | | procedures are very useful for such biopsy. |
| input of X-rays at a lower dose rate. On the | | | | Head and neck radiology- this type of radiology is |
| other hand projectional radiographs, known as | | | | used for the imaging and diagnosis of the head |
| X-ray, are used to determine the type and | | | | and neck diseases. It includes several radiographic |
| extent of the damaged bone or fractures as well | | | | technologies including CT (or CAT), MRI, |
| as they help to detect pathological changes in the | | | | ultrasound, X-ray. |
| lungs. | | | | There are some other forms of diagnostic |
| There is certain imaging techniques used under | | | | radiology, such as emergency radiology, |
| the diagnostic radiology. The popular techniques | | | | genitourinary radiology, musculoskeletal radiology, |
| are Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan, | | | | neuroradiology, pediatric radiology, interventional |
| Computed tomography (CT) scan, X-ray, | | | | radiology, radiation oncology, nuclear radiology, etc. |
| Ultrasound. Physicians can use radiographic | | | | |