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Health Topics

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A

Assistive Devices

Medline Plus

B

Bioengineering

Definition


Bioimaging

Definition


Biomaterials

Definition (Wikipedia)

C

Computer Assisted Surgery

Computer Assisted Surgery: An Update (FDA)


CT (Computed Tomography) Scans

Medline Plus
Whole body scanning using computed tomography (CT) (FDA)

D

Diagnostic Imaging

Medline Plus
Neurological diagnostic tests and procedures (NINDS)

E

EEG (Electroencephalography)

EEG (Electroencephalography) (Nemours Foundation)
Importance of EEG Tests (Epilepsy Foundation)

Electrophysiology

Diagnostic Methods: Electrophysiology (We Move)

Electromyography (EMG)

Electromyography (EMG) (Nemours Foundation)
Electromyography and Nerve Conduction Velocities (Muscular Dystrophy Association)
Electromyogram and Nerve Conduction Study (North American Spine Society)

G

Genes and Gene Therapy

Medline Plus

Genes and Genetic Conditions

Genetics Home Reference

I

Imaging (General)

Cancer Imaging Program (NCI)
Glossary of Medical Imaging Technologies (Medical Imaging)

M

Mammograms

MedlinePlus

MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) Scans

Medline Plus

N

Nanotechnology

Nanomedicine Overview (NIH Roadmap)
Nanotechnology Safety Assessment (NIEHS)
Understanding Cancer Series: Nanodevices (NCI)

Nuclear Scans

MedlinePlus

P

Pacemakers and Implantable Defibrillators

MedlinePlus

Prosthetics

MedlinePlus

R

Radiation Therapy

MedlinePlus

Rehabilitation

MedlinePlus

T

Telehealth/Telemedicine

About Telemedicine and Telehealth (The Association of Telehealth Providers)

Tissue Engineering

Tissue Engineering Introduction (Tissue Engineering Network)

U

Ultrasound

MedlinePlus

X

X-rays

MedlinePlus

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Additional Resources

MEDLINEPlus, a service of the National Library of Medicine, provides health information from NIH and outside organizations (also in Spanish and other languages), dictionaries, hospitals, and physicians.

ClinicalTrials.gov, a service of the National Library of Medicine, provides listings of federally and privately supported research using human volunteers.

Medical and Science Glossaries, an index of glossaries and dictionaries of medical and scientific terminology.

News In Health is a free monthly newsletter that provides practical health information based on research from NIH.

 

Last reviewed on: 01/09/2008

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