Frequently Asked Questions About Medical Diagnostic Imaging	Format for Printing
	The Imaginis.com Web site offers a spectrum of information on medical imaging to ordinary people and patients as well as to physicians, radiologists, and medical imaging technologists and specialists. Below is a list of frequently asked questions (FAQs), including a section containing questions submitted by visitors to the site and our general answers to them. The other Web site sections on angiography, computed tomography, nuclear medicine, magnetic resonance, mammography, ultrasound, and x-ray contain additional information and FAQs specific for each type of examination. General Information About Contrast ("Dye") Used in Medical Imaging Examinations What is medical diagnostic imaging and radiology? Why would I need to have a diagnostic imaging exam? What does disease or injury look like on a diagnostic image? What happens during a diagnostic imaging examination? How should I prepare for a diagnostic imaging examination? What happens after the diagnostic imaging examination? Who are the professionals that perform diagnostic imaging? Where can I receive a diagnostic imaging examination? What does "non-invasive" mean? What is the History of Medical Imaging? Updated: September 13, 2007 Return to Imaginis Main Menu

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