Summary
Special picture machines help doctors see inside the body.
The new tools will help many people get better care.
Key Points
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Doctors can watch bladder signals and brain signals together.
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Two new scan machines can look for cancer, heart and other problems.
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About 5,000 people will use the bladder centre each year.
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The scans will be affordable for families who need them.
New Words to Learn
14 wordsdiagnostics
checking how the body works to find problems
bladder
the organ that holds urine
urology
medicine that looks after the bladder and kidneys
video urodynamics
a video test that watches how the bladder fills and empties
near infrared spectroscopy
a safe light test that looks at how the brain uses oxygen
brain mapping
making a picture of brain activity
cerebral blood oxygenation
how much oxygen is in the blood inside the brain
multidisciplinary
involving many different types of doctors
oncology
medicine that treats cancer
hematology
medicine about blood
nephrology
medicine about kidneys
endocrinology
medicine about hormones
orthopaedic
medicine about bones
gastrointestinal
medicine about the stomach and intestines
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