In addition to a patient's medical history (anamnesis) and physical examinations, doctors may use any number of diagnostic procedures to arrive at a sufficiently precise diagnosis.
These diagnostic procedures include various imaging techniques (such as ultrasound, x-rays, CT, MRI, and skeletal scintigraphy), 3D spinal surveying, muscle tonometry, blood testing and bone densitometry.
Even if most modern diagnostic examinations involve no significant risks to the patient, it is always important for the physician to carefully consider the purpose of each diagnostic examination.
Selecting the right diagnostic methods enables the physician to arrive at a sufficiently precise diagnosis as a basis for choosing and implementing a course of treatment that is optimally geared to promoting the recovery and well-being of the patient.
