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VQ SCAN

A nuclear medicine study that is used to diagnose pulmonary embolism.

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WEGENER’S GRANULOMATOSIS

Inflammation of blood vessels to organs. Commonly affected organs include kidneys and lungs.

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WERNECKE’S

The part of the brain that helps your speech make sense.

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WESTERMARK SIGN

A dark area within the lung on a chest x-ray.  This is suggestive of a large pulmonary embolism.

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WHITE BLOOD CELL SCAN

Type of Nuclear Medicine exam used to find a source of infection in the body.

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WHITE MATTER

The nerve fibers of the brain that carry information in the form of electrical current.

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WHITE MATTER DISEASE

Refers to abnormal white matter.   The white matter is the nerve fibers in the brain that carry information in the form of electrical current.  Commonly “mini-strokes” or “TIAs” affect the white matter.  Other diseases such as infection, inflammation, or tumor, can affect the white matter.

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WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS

Often used on radiology reports.  Basically means negative or normal.

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XANTHOGRAMULOMATOUS PYELONEPHRITIS

Rare and serious long-standing infection / inflammation of the kidney that can result in the affected kidney eventually dying. Often seen with a large kidney stone and hydronephrosis (blockage of the draining tubes from the kidney).

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XANTHOGRANULOMA

Benign and not cancerous.  Cholesterol deposits in the choroid plexus of the brain.  The choroid plexus is a normal structure in the brain.