"diagnostic examination" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to tests performed to determine the cause of a specific illness or problem. For example, "She underwent a diagnostic examination in order to get to the root of her medical issue."
The patient will be examined by a rheumatologist if there is a need for diagnostic examination, for example with a suspected severe LBP pathology (herniated disc, spinal stenosis, fracture, spondylolisthesis, tumours, osteoporosis etc).
This is important, particularly following an acute stroke, as all patients may not warrant a diagnostic examination.
Currently, the gold standard diagnostic examination for significant aortoiliac lesions is angiography.
Palpation, medical diagnostic examination with the hands to discover internal abnormalities.
Computed Tomography (CT) head examinations are a common diagnostic examination in National Health Service (NHS) acute hospital trusts.
By age 18 the number of children with hearing loss sufficient to require diagnostic examination reaches 2.5 to 3 percent.
The authors performed this study to evaluate whether hysterosonography (HSG) is a more cost-effective initial diagnostic examination than office hysteroscopy in the evaluation of postmenopausal bleeding (PMB).
The diagnostic examination may include a number of specialized tests, such as the Ober test, which assesses ITB tightness, and the Noble compression, which determines the presence of pain as the knee approaches 30° of flexion.
Figure 1 Results of diagnostic examination.
Anatomic pathology encompasses the diagnostic examination of organs and tissues by a variety of macroscopic, microscopic, and biochemical means.
Therefore, communication with the referring surgeon is strongly advised in such situations before performing a diagnostic examination.
