Article: A SPECIAL REPORT: MEDICAL IMAGING; Marking vs. medicine; Strong sales pitches worry doctors.(SPECIAL)

Byline: Glenn Howatt; Staff Writer

Radiology used to happen only in hospitals behind doors marked "Do Not Enter."

Now the increasingly complex work of medical imaging can take place miles from the hospital, sometimes in strip malls and semitrailer trucks.

While radiologists still serve a vital role helping doctors diagnose and treat cases, their new visibility puts them ever closer to patients.

Even patients who aren't sick.

Customers with cash but no symptoms can learn whether they have early signs of heart disease or lung or colon cancer. Most of the metro area's larger radiology practices are offering heart and lung scans ...

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