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  2. Milwaukee brace - Wikipedia

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    The Milwaukee brace, also known as a cervico-thoraco-lumbo-sacral orthosis or CTLSO, is a back brace most often used in the treatment of spinal curvatures (such as scoliosis or kyphosis) in children but also, more rarely, in adults to prevent collapse of the spine and associated pain and deformity. It is a full-torso brace that extends from the ...

  3. Back brace - Wikipedia

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    Front view of a pre-moulded plastic back brace with nylon torso and shoulder straps made for a female adolescent or pre-adolescent patient. A back brace is a device designed to limit the motion of the spine in cases of bone fracture or in post-operative spinal fusiona, as well as a preventative measure against some progressive conditions or to correct a patient's posture.

  4. Boston brace - Wikipedia

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    The Boston brace, a type of thoraco-lumbo-sacral-orthosis (TLSO), [1] is a back brace used primarily for the treatment of idiopathic scoliosis in children. [2] It was developed in 1972 by M.E "Bill" Miller and John Hall at the Boston Children's Hospital in Boston , Massachusetts .

  5. Full-body CT scan - Wikipedia

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    A full-body scan has the potential to identify disease (e.g. cancer) in early stages, and early identification can improve the success of curative efforts. Controversy arises from the use of full-body scans in the screening of patients who have no signs or symptoms suggestive of a disease. [5]

  6. Should You Shell Out for a Full-Body MRI? - AOL

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    Celebrities like Kim Kardashian and Zac Posen are talking about their full-body MRI wellness scans. Experts weigh in on whether and when they're helpful.

  7. Cancer screening - Wikipedia

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    Full body CT scans is a type of medical imaging utilized to search for cancer in individuals without clear symptoms. CT scans can pose challenges, especially exposure to ionizing radiation . [ 50 ] However, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans are not associated with a radiation risk, and MRI scans are being evaluated for their use in cancer ...

  8. Kim Kardashian spent $2,500 on a full-body MRI. Are these ...

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    With a price tag of $2,499 for a full-body scan ($999 for just the torso and $1,799 for the torso and head, according to the Prenuvo website), some followers said Kardashian was out of touch. One ...

  9. HCPCS Level 2 - Wikipedia

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    Level II codes are composed of a single letter in the range A to V, followed by 4 digits. Level II codes are maintained by the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). There is some overlap between HCPCS codes and National Drug Code (NDC) codes, with a subset of NDC codes also in HCPCS, and vice versa. The CMS maintains a crosswalk ...