In colloquial language people use the word “belly“ for abdomen. Depending on the issue …
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Angiography is a modern imaging technique for the examination of arterial vessels. The only step …
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Arteriosclerosis is also called arterial stiffening. In the process of disease the flexible vascular …
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Arthritis is an inflammatory disease of the joints. The main symptoms of the illness consist of …
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Arthrosis is a chronic disease of the joints – a degenerative illness with a progressive …
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Back pain: A really complex subject with numerous causes and a great variety of diagnostics and …
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Breast cancer is the most frequent cancer in women. We differentiate between slow or fast …
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Colorectal cancer is still the second most frequent cancer in men and women in Germany. Virtual …
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Contraindication means that there are reasons why an examination or treatment shouldn’ t be …
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Dependent on the issue in question contrast agents are administered during CT, MRI or X-ray …
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CT = abbreviation for computed tomography: A radiographic technique which generates …
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Diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disease. Multiple forms of diabetes have been identified, …
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The medical term mammography consists of the Latin word mamma = the female breast and the …
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Digital radiography includes both the imaging of the body with the help of X-rays and the …
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The arthrosis is a result of the wear and tear of the facet joints. Our image-guided back pain …
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We refer to the pulmonary fibrosis = a fibrosing interstitial lung disease. We perform digital …
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The medical term foramen refers to a hole, gap or opening. In this special case we are talking …
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The term gastritis refers to an infection of the stomach lining (gastric mucuous membrane). A feeling …
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Intervertebral discs seperate the vertebrae from each other. On one hand, they have influence …
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The medical term intravenous has two meanings. On the one hand, it describes something which is in …
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The scientific term mamma has its origin in the Latin language. It refers to the female breast. Please …
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In the course of disease malignant tumors generate metastases, which can further develop in other …
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Microtherapies, which include image-guided back pain therapies like periradicular therapy (PRT) or …
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MRI is the abbreviation for magnetic resonance imaging. We offer you MRI, which is functionally …
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In Witten our practice RUHRRADIOLOGIE has been equipped with the world’s most powerful high …
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The term oral refers to the mouth. E.g. we talk about oral contrast agents for CT or MRI examinations …
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This special pain therapy is based on CT-guided injections. We differentiate between the periradicular …
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With the term polyps we refer to benign adenomatous polyps, which are considered precursors to …
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The preventive medical check-ups make it possible to detect diseases at an early stage. With early …
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The aim of preventive medicine is to prevent diseases, to minimise existing health risks and to …
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Patients who suffer from sciatica show painful symptoms caused by an inflammated nervus ischiadicus …
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The term spinal canal describes the vertebral canal including the spinal cord which runs from the brain …
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Stenoses are similar to constrictions which, for example, can occur in blood vessels caused by …
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A stroke is a medical emergency and has to be treated immediately and efficiently. We differentiate …
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In colloquial language people use the word “goitre“ for struma. It’s a symptom which derives from …
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The PRT is part of our pain therapy. The treatment is directly targeted at the site of pain …
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The medical term thorax means chest protector. The thorax consists of the thoracic vertebrae, …
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Thrombus derives from the Greek word thrómbos, which means blood clot. Blood clots can develop …
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Tumors are abnormal tissue formations. We differentiate between benign and malignant tumors. In the …
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The virtual colonoscopy (colon = large bowel) is an examination method which is performed for colorectal …
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Our institute for preventive medicine in Witten (see www.vorsorgeuntersuchung.de) offers you a …