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Free, plain-English guides to CT scans, MRIs, X-rays, PET scans and radiology reports. When you’re ready, we can explain your own scan.
Explain My CT Scan Results in Plain EnglishGot CT scan results full of medical words? Learn what a CT scan shows, what common words mean, and get your own CT explained in plain English for $100.Explain My MRI Results in Plain EnglishConfused by your MRI report? Learn what an MRI shows and what common MRI words mean, and get your MRI report explained in simple, everyday words.Explain My X-Ray Results · Plain-English X-Ray ExplanationGet your chest X-ray or bone X-ray explained in plain English for $25. Learn what X-ray report words mean and what to ask your doctor.AI Doctor for Your Scan Results? What AI Can (and Can’t) DoLooking for an “AI doctor” to read your CT, MRI or X-ray? Here is what AI can honestly do with your scan, what it can’t, and how to use it safely with your own doctor.Understand My Radiology Report · Plain-English HelpHow to read a radiology report: what “impression,” “findings” and “unremarkable” mean, and how to get your report and scan explained in plain English.Explain My PET Scan Results (PET/CT) in Plain EnglishWhat does “SUV,” “hypermetabolic” or “FDG avid” mean on a PET/CT scan? Plain-English help understanding PET scan results.Lung Nodule on CT Scan? What It Means in Plain EnglishTold you have a lung nodule on your CT scan? Learn what nodule sizes mean, why follow-up scans are common, and get your CT explained in plain English.