In colloquial language people use the word “belly“ for abdomen. Depending on the issue …

Angiography is a modern imaging technique for the examination of arterial vessels. The only step …

Arteriosclerosis is also called arterial stiffening. In the process of disease the flexible vascular …

Arthritis is an inflammatory disease of the joints. The main symptoms of the illness consist of …

Arthrosis is a chronic disease of the joints – a degenerative illness with a progressive …

Back pain: A really complex subject with numerous causes and a great variety of diagnostics and …

Breast cancer is the most frequent cancer in women. We differentiate between slow or fast …

Colorectal cancer is still the second most frequent cancer in men and women in Germany. Virtual …

Contraindication means that there are reasons why an examination or treatment shouldn’ t be …

Dependent on the issue in question contrast agents are administered during CT, MRI or X-ray …

CT = abbreviation for computed tomography: A radiographic technique which generates …

Diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disease. Multiple forms of diabetes have been identified, …

The medical term mammography consists of the Latin word mamma = the female breast and the …

Digital radiography includes both the imaging of the body with the help of X-rays and the …

The arthrosis is a result of the wear and tear of the facet joints. Our image-guided back pain …

We refer to the pulmonary fibrosis = a fibrosing interstitial lung disease. We perform digital …

The medical term foramen refers to a hole, gap or opening. In this special case we are talking …

The term gastritis refers to an infection of the stomach lining (gastric mucuous membrane). A feeling …

Intervertebral discs seperate the vertebrae from each other. On one hand, they have influence …

The medical term intravenous has two meanings. On the one hand, it describes something which is in …

The scientific term mamma has its origin in the Latin language. It refers to the female breast. Please …

In the course of disease malignant tumors generate metastases, which can further develop in other …

Microtherapies, which include image-guided back pain therapies like periradicular therapy (PRT) or …

MRI is the abbreviation for magnetic resonance imaging. We offer you MRI, which is functionally …

In Witten our practice RUHRRADIOLOGIE has been equipped with the world’s most powerful high …

The term oral refers to the mouth. E.g. we talk about oral contrast agents for CT or MRI examinations …

This special pain therapy is based on CT-guided injections. We differentiate between the periradicular …

With the term polyps we refer to benign adenomatous polyps, which are considered precursors to …

The preventive medical check-ups make it possible to detect diseases at an early stage. With early …

The aim of preventive medicine is to prevent diseases, to minimise existing health risks and to …

Patients who suffer from sciatica show painful symptoms caused by an inflammated nervus ischiadicus …

The term spinal canal describes the vertebral canal including the spinal cord which runs from the brain …

Stenoses are similar to constrictions which, for example, can occur in blood vessels caused by …

A stroke is a medical emergency and has to be treated immediately and efficiently. We differentiate …

In colloquial language people use the word “goitre“ for struma. It’s a symptom which derives from …

The PRT is part of our pain therapy. The treatment is directly targeted at the site of pain …

The medical term thorax means chest protector. The thorax consists of the thoracic vertebrae, …

Thrombus derives from the Greek word thrómbos, which means blood clot. Blood clots can develop …

Tumors are abnormal tissue formations. We differentiate between benign and malignant tumors. In the …

The virtual colonoscopy (colon = large bowel) is an examination method which is performed for colorectal …

Our institute for preventive medicine in Witten (see www.vorsorgeuntersuchung.de) offers you a …