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Mitral valve surgery - minimally invasive
National Library of Medicine — Mitral valve repair - right mini-thoracotomy; Mitral valve repair - partial upper sternotomy; Robotically-assisted, endoscopic valve repair, Percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty Blood that flows between different chambers of your heart must flow ...More…
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Mitral valve surgery - open
National Library of Medicine — Mitral valve replacement - open; Mitral valve repair - open; Mitral valvuloplasty Blood that flows between different chambers of your heart must flow through a valve. This valve is called the mitral valve. It opens up enough so blood can flow ...More…
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Shoulder MRI scan
National Library of Medicine — A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of the shoulder is a noninvasive method to create detailed pictures of the shoulder area and surrounding joint, muscles, and tissues. This test provides detailed pictures of the shoulder area. MRI is a very ...More…
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Pelvis MRI scan
National Library of Medicine — MRI - pelvis; MRI - hips; Pelvic MRI with prostate probe; Magnetic resonance imaging - pelvis A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of the pelvis is a noninvasive method to create detailed pictures of the area between the hip bones. This part ...More…
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Lumbar MRI scan
National Library of Medicine — A lumbar magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan is a noninvasive way to create detailed pictures of the part of the spine that runs through the lower back. This area is called the lumbar spine. It consists of five vertebrae called L1 to L5. Before ...More…
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Leg MRI scan
National Library of Medicine — MRI - lower extremity; Magnetic resonance imaging - leg; Magnetic resonance imaging - lower extremity; MRI - ankle; Magnetic resonance imaging - ankle; MRI - femur; MRI - leg A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of the leg is a noninvasive ...More…
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Knee MRI scan
National Library of Medicine — A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of the knee is a noninvasive way to take pictures of the knee joint and surrounding muscles and other tissues. MRI is a very useful tool for evaluating a number of different knee injuries and ...More…
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Heart PET scan
National Library of Medicine — Heart nuclear medicine scan; Heart positron emission tomography; Myocardial PET scan A heart positron emission tomography (PET) scan is an imaging test that uses a radioactive substance (called a tracer) to look for disease or poor blood flow in ...More…
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Esophagectomy - minimally invasive
National Library of Medicine — Minimally invasive esophagectomy; Robotic esophagectomy; Removal of the esophagus - minimally invasive Minimally invasive esophagectomy is surgery to remove part or all of the esophagus, the tube that moves food from your throat to your stomach. ...More…
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Cervical MRI scan
National Library of Medicine — A cervical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan is a noninvasive method to create detailed pictures of the part of the spine that runs through the neck area. This area is called the cervical spine. It consists of seven vertebrae and eight pairs ...More…
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Sinus MRI scan
National Library of Medicine — MRI of the sinuses; Magnetic resonance imaging - sinuses; Maxillary sinus MRI; Cavernous sinus MRI A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of the sinuses is a noninvasive method to create detailed pictures of the the air-filled spaces inside the ...More…
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Heart CT scan
National Library of Medicine — CAT scan - heart; Computed axial tomography scan - heart; Computed tomography scan - heart; Calcium scoring; Multi-detector CT scan - heart; Electron beam computed tomography - heart A computed tomography (CT) scan of the heart is an imaging ...More…