Test, Imaging and Diagnosis Terms

A test that measures the strength of the muscles used in breathing.

A type of breast imaging test that is used to detect cancer cells in the breasts of some women who have had abnormal mammograms, or who have dense breast tissue.

The process of identifying a disease by studying molecules, such as proteins, DNA, and RNA, in a tissue or fluid.

No x-rays are involved, which is one reason this scan is used so heavily in neurology, orthopedics and pediatric imaging.

The removal of tissue or fluid with a needle for examination under a microscope.

A procedure to mark and remove abnormal tissue when the doctor cannot feel a lump.

A test result that does not show the specific disease, condition, or biomarker for which the test is being done.

A scan shows structure, while neuropsychological testing shows what a person can actually do, and the two often disagree.

A procedure in which radio waves and a powerful magnet linked to a computer are used to create detailed pictures of areas inside the body.

A method of diagnostic imaging that uses very small amounts of radioactive material.

A type of radionuclide scan used to find carcinoid and other types of tumors.

A test that measures the amount of oxygen being carried by red blood cells.

A test used to help diagnose problems in the pancreas, such as gastrinomas and pancreatitis.

Checking one organ for one kind of change, it is not a test for infections, for ovarian cancer, or for general gynecological health.

A procedure in which cells are scraped from the cervix for examination under a microscope.

One of the most effective cancer screening tests ever introduced, it finds changes long before they could become cancer, when they are simplest to remove.

A special type of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) that uses an injected dye in order to see blood flow through tissues.

This test spreads a thin layer of blood on a slide so a technologist can examine the shape and appearance of individual blood cells directly.

A procedure in which a small amount of radioactive glucose (sugar) is injected into a vein, and a scanner is used to make detailed, computerized pictures of areas inside the body where the glucose…

No single number carries the answer here; the finding lives in the relationship between the measurements taken together.