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Simple, comfortable clothing is usually easiest for imaging, but whether you need to change depends on the scan and body part.

Pregnancy does not make every scan unsafe. The type of imaging, body part, stage of pregnancy, and urgency determine how the examination is planned.

A mammogram is not just a breast picture. It is a carefully designed screening and diagnostic tool with a very specific job.

These two labels sound similar, but they exist for different reasons and can lead to very different scan experiences.