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Plain-language guides to the scans and tests your doctor asks for — what each one checks, how to prepare, what it costs, and what the report actually means. Written by our team, for patients.
Most people arrive for a scan holding a prescription they cannot read, with no idea what the test involves or what it will cost. That is the gap these guides are meant to close. Each one explains a single test in plain language: why a doctor orders it, what actually happens on the day, how to prepare, what it costs at our centres, and — just as importantly — what the test cannot tell you.
Nothing here replaces your own doctor’s advice. It is background reading, so that the conversation with them is a better one.
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If you already know which scan your doctor has asked for, these pages carry the prices and the booking link.
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- Papua New Guinea Chest X-ray and Radiological Report for Visa: PNG X-ray Form Explained Simply (2026)PNG visa chest X-ray made simple: what the Papua New Guinea Radiological Report form asks, name and date on the X-ray, passport check, Part A and Part B, report words explained, TB findings and safety.
- Papua New Guinea (PNG) Visa Medical in Delhi: Medical Fitness Test, Forms, HIV Test and Chest X-ray Explained (2026)Moving to Papua New Guinea for work? A simple guide to the PNG visa medical: the official medical form, HIV test, chest X-ray and radiological report, police clearance, preparation and common mistakes.
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- CT Peripheral Angiography in Delhi: Mapping the Leg Arteries Before Angioplasty, the Diabetic Calcification Problem, and When a Doppler Is Enough (2026)A CT peripheral angiogram maps every artery from the aorta to the arch of the foot — the roadmap a vascular surgeon needs before an angioplasty or a bypass. This guide explains run-off vessels and why they decide what surgery is possible, the heavy-calcification problem that limits CTA in diabetes and kidney disease, contrast timing, radiation, when an arterial Doppler is enough instead, and the one situation that is a surgical emergency rather than a scan appointment.
- Folliculometry (Follicular Study) in Delhi: How Ovulation Is Tracked Scan by Scan, What Every Number Means, and When It Changes Your Treatment (2026)A follicular study is not one scan but a short series across your cycle, tracking a follicle as it grows and confirming whether it actually released an egg. This guide explains the day it starts, how many scans to expect, what follicle size and endometrial thickness actually mean, how ovulation is confirmed on the images, what happens in PCOS and in luteinised unruptured follicle syndrome, the transvaginal versus transabdominal question handled plainly, and how to prepare.
- MRI Ankle and Foot in Delhi: Achilles Tears, Ligament Injuries, Plantar Fasciitis — and the Diabetic Foot Question Only MRI Can Answer (2026)An MRI of the ankle and foot shows everything an X-ray cannot — ligaments, tendons, cartilage, the plantar fascia and bone marrow. It is also the single most important test in the diabetic foot, where it separates osteomyelitis from Charcot neuroarthropathy, two conditions with opposite treatments. This guide covers Achilles and ligament tears, plantar fasciitis, stress fractures, osteochondral lesions, Morton’s neuroma, implant safety and how to read your report.
- Ultrasound KUB in Delhi: What It Finds, What It Quietly Misses in the Ureter, and When You Actually Need a CT Instead (2026)An ultrasound KUB is the usual first test for kidney stones, flank pain, blood in the urine and poor urinary flow — no radiation, no injection, and repeatable as often as needed. But it has one genuine blind spot in the middle of the ureter that nobody explains to patients. This guide covers the full-bladder preparation, hydronephrosis grading, the twinkling artefact, post-void residual urine, what the report terms mean, and exactly when a CT KUB becomes necessary.
- MR Enterography in Delhi: Crohn’s Disease Imaging Without the Radiation — Activity Scoring, Strictures and How to Prepare (2026)MR enterography is the small bowel scan of choice for Crohn’s disease because it uses no radiation — which matters enormously when you are young and will be scanned repeatedly for decades. This guide explains the oral contrast preparation honestly, how the scan separates active inflammation from a fibrotic stricture, what MaRIA scoring means, when CT enterography is better instead, and how to read your report.
Read a guide and still not sure which test you need? Send us a photo of your prescription on WhatsApp — we will tell you what it is, what it costs today, and the earliest slot.