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Diagnostic ultrasound is an imaging method that uses high-frequency sound waves to produce relatively precise images of structures within your body. The images produced during an ultrasound examinatio...

Nuclear medicine uses a small amount of radioactive material to diagnose a wide variety of diseases and disorders. The radiation dose received is usually less than a routine chest X-ray. Nuclear medi...

Positron emission tomography (PET) scans are available in La Crosse, Wisconsin. A PET scan is an imaging test that reveals how your tissues and organs are functioning. When you have a PET scan, a radi...

Computerized tomography scan, also known as a CT scan, is available in La Crosse, Wisconsin. CT scans are used to produce 3D images of the body and allow health care providers to view nearly any part ...

Fluoroscopy is available in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Fluoroscopy is a procedure performed by a radiologist to view tissues and organs in motion. During the procedure, a continuous X-ray beam is emitted t...

Bone density testing is available in La Crosse, Wisconsin. A bone density test determines if you have osteoporosis, which is a disease that causes bones to become more fragile and more likely to break...

Neurosurgeons at Mayo Clinic Health System are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of the entire nervous system, including your brain, spinal cord and spinal column, as well as the nerves throughou...

Almost everyone experiences at least one headache at some time during his or her life. According to the World Health Organization, about 50% of all adults have regular headaches. They can slow yo...

A stroke occurs when the blood supply to part of your brain is interrupted or severely reduced, depriving brain tissue of oxygen and nutrients. Within minutes, brain cells begin to die. A stroke is a ...

Epilepsy is a central nervous system disorder in which nerve cell activity in the brain becomes disrupted, causing seizures or periods of unusual behavior, sensations and, sometimes, loss of conscious...