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Medical Imaging

Medical imaging is the use of scans and tests to look at images of the body to help diagnose an injury. Some scans look at bones, whilst others produce images of soft tissues such as muscles, tendons and ligaments. Tests can also be conducted to measure the strength and speed of nervous impulses.

Bone tests
Soft tissue tests
Nerve tests

X-Rays

The most common and oldest way of looking at the bone to see fractures and other injuries.

Bone scans

Bones scans are used in particular to look for infection and tumors in the bone.

Bone density tests

Bone density tests are used to determine the presence of Osteoporosis - a bone thinning condition.

MRI scans

Magnetic resonance imaging uses magnetic fields and radio waves to view soft tissues.

CT scans

Computerised tomography is a specialised form of x-ray which produces cross sectional images.

Ultrasound scans

High frequency ultrasound waves are sent into the tissues and rebound to produce an image.

EMG

Electromyography measures the amount of electricity within a muscle.

Nerve conduction studies

These are often performed at the same time as EMG but look at the speed and size of the impulse.