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 …