In the United States' health care system, you can spend weeks or months anticipating a doctor's appointment, plus a few minutes or hours in the waiting room when the day comes. In ...

According to experts, here's when to schedule your first colonoscopy, mammogram and pap smear to stay healthy.

The most useful thing about a new HIV-prevention guide may be a question it never asks: Why do you want to know about ...

The UCSF Body Imaging fellowship provides comprehensive and structured training in all aspect of abdominal and pelvic imaging, and is designed to maximize fellows’ learning in advanced multimodality ...

The purpose of this guideline is to assist nuclear medicine practitioners in recommending, performing, interpreting, and reporting the results of diuretic renography in children. Pelvicaliectasis ...

CHLOROTHIAZIDE (6-chloro-7-sulfamyl-1,2,4-benzothiadiazine-1,1-dioxide), a nonmercurial diuretic agent, has aroused considerable interest since preclinical studies 1 demonstrated a potent chloruretic ...

Urolithiasis, a common and recurrent condition, is becoming an increasingly significant health burden worldwide, closely linked to dietary habits, sedentary lifestyle, and the growing prevalence of ...

What is a CT urogram? A CT urogram is a test using a CT scan and special dye called a contrast medium to look at the urinary system. The contrast medium helps show up the urinary system more clearly.

A CT urogram is a type of CT scan. It looks at the kidneys, ureters and bladder. A CT scan makes a detailed picture of the inside of the body. The picture is built up using x-rays taken by the CT ...