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Types of images and their usefulness
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Diagnostic imaging is a term that covers a variety of technologies. What they all have in common is that they use images or pictures to diagnose what ails you. In other words, pictures help discover what's hidden beneath your skin.

There are so many forms of diagnostic imaging that it's not unusual for most people to call all of them x-rays. But there are differences in how they work and what they show your doctor.

Click on each item listed below to learn more about the technology and the art of diagnostic imaging: