Tests and Procedures

Cooper University Hospital's medical tests and procedures database is designed to help you have a basic understanding of more than 200 common medical tests and procedures, to keep you better informed about your health and enhance communications with your current physician. Whether searching for information about a simple blood pressure test or a more complex Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) test, this section will provide you with the facts you need, including a description, reasons why the test is performed, preparation, associated risks, side effects and ways to understand the results.

All of the tests and procedures are organized by medical specialty and can be accessed by clicking on any of the links to the left or by using the drop-down menus below.

Cardiology Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair Amputation Cardiac Catheterization Carotid Artery Duplex Scan Carotid Endarterectomy Chest X-ray Computed Tomography of the Chest Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Dobutamine Stress Echocardiogram Echocardiogram Electrocardiogram Electrophysiological Studies Exercise Echocardiogram Exercise Electrocardiogram Femoral Popliteal Bypass Surgery Heart Transplantation Heart Valve Repair or Replacement Holter Monitor MRI of the Heart Myocardial Perfusion Scan, Resting Pacemaker / Defibrillator Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty Radionuclide Angiogram, Resting Radionuclide Angiogram, Exercise Signal-Averaged Electrocardiogram Tilt Table Procedure Transesophageal Echocardiogram Ultrafast Computed Tomography Valvuloplasty Vascular Studies Venogram Gastroenterology Abdominal Angiogram Abdominal Ultrasound Abdominal X-rays Appendectomy Barium Enema Barium Swallow Cholecystectomy Cholecystography Colonoscopy CT Scan of the Abdomen CT Scan of the Liver Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio... Gallbladder Scan Laparoscopy Liver Biopsy Liver Scan Liver Transplantation Pancreas Scan Sigmoidoscopy Upper Gastrointestinal Series Gynecology Amniocentesis Bone Densitometry Breast Biopsy Breast Scan Breast Ultrasound Cervical Biopsy Cesarean Deliver Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS) Colposcopy Cystoscopy Dilation and Curettage (D & C) Endometrial Ablation Endometrial Biopsy Episiotomy Heart Rate Monitoring of the Fetus Hysterectomy Hysteroscopy Laparoscopy Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure Mammogram Mastectomy PAP Test Pelvic Ultrasound Neurological Carotid Artery Duplex Scan Cerebral Arteriogram Computed Tomography Scan of the Brain Computed Tomography Scan of the Spine Electroencephalogram (EEG) Electromyography (EMG) Electronystagmography (ENG) Evoked Potentials Studies Lumbar Puncture (LP) MRI of the Spine and Brain Myelogram Nerve Conduction Velocity (NCV) Oculoplethysmography (OPG) Positron Emission Tomography (PET Scan) X-rays of the Skull X-rays of the Spine, Neck or Back Orthopaedic Arthrography Arthroplasty Arthroscopy Bone Biopsy Bone Densitometry Bone Marrow Biopsy Bone Scan Bunion Surgery Computed Tomography Scan of the Bones Computed Tomography Scan of the Spine Fluoroscopy Hip Replacement Surgery Joint Aspiration Knee Ligament Repair Knee Replacement Surgery Laminectomy Heart Valve Repair or Replacement Surgery MRI of the Bones, Joints, and Soft Tissues MRI of the Spine and Brain Muscle Biopsy Myelogram Rotator Cuff Repair X-rays of the Extremitie X-rays of the Spine, Neck, or Back Pulmonary Bronchography Bronchoscopy Chest Fluoroscopy Chest Ultrasound Chest X-ray Computed Tomography Scan of the Chest Lobectomy Lung Biopsy Lung Scan Lung Transplantation Mediastinoscopy Oximetry Peak Flow Measurement Pleural Biopsy Positron Emission Tomography Scan Pulmonary Angiogram Pulmonary Function Test Sinus X-ray Thoracentesis Urology Antegrade Pyelogram Computed Tomography Scan of the Kidney Cystography Cystometry Cystoscopy Intravenous Pyelogram Kidney Biopsy Kidney Scan Kidney Transplantation Kidney Ultrasound Kidney, Ureter, and Bladder X-ray Lithotripsy Prostate Biopsy Prostate / Rectal Sonogram Renal Angiogram Renal Venogram Retrograde Cystography Retrograde Pyelogram Uroflowmetry

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