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Ultrasound 4D Ultrasound Nuclear Medicine
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At The Imaging Center we use the most advanced imaging
technologies. Don't squeeze into a tube.
Call us at (580)353-7226, Monday
– Friday, 8am – 5pm
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Open MRI Exams
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This safe, painless procedure uses a
magnetic field and radio waves to produce detailed images of areas within
the body, including the brain and spine. If you have headaches, neck pain,
or back pain, this is the test for you! Cartilage and ligaments of
many joints, such as the knee, ankle, shoulder, elbow, wrist, and jaw, can
also be seen with great clarity. 3-D magnetic resonance angiography (MRA)
also allows noninvasive imaging of blood vessels in the neck, chest,
abdomen and legs. And our “open” systems mean greater comfort
for you. Open MRI means that the patient does not have the claustrophobic
effect of being placed in a closed tube style MRI. As the picture shows the
open MRI is well named and less stressful to patients. Our excellent
MRI Technologists, Todd (shown below), Beverly, Kevin, Anita and Betty work
tirelessly to perform the best MRIs possible.
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We have Three Hitachi
Open Magnetic Resonance Imaging systems at The Imaging Center. We refer to
these as The Elite, The Altair, and The Oasis. The latest addition to our
MRI family is the High-Field strength Oasis MRI. Having three open
MRIs allows us very fast turnaround. We can usually do your MRI the
same day that your doctor orders it! Each of these machines has
its own special capabilities, so that there is no MRI exam, that we can't
handle. Let us take a Look!
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Don't Squeeze into a tube just to get
an MRI be Open Minded. Get an Open MRI for the same price as
their tube MRI. Only $575 for a
complete Open MRI, with contrast, reading, report to your
doctor.
View our Physicians Alert Paper on MRI
Imaging available here: Page 1, Page 2 PDF Formatted Documents.
Additional Information about our MRI
equipment can be seen at Hitachi Medical Systems America.
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CT Scans
Computed Tomography also known as CT
scans, use a special X-ray camera to produce highly detailed images of the
brain, spine, chest, abdomen, and pelvis. CT is excellent for diagnosing,
staging, and monitoring cancer. CT is the best way to evaluate abdominal
pain and surgical problems of the abdomen. We use an advanced
16-slice “helical” scanner that allows us to see smaller
structures and pinpoint problems with greater accuracy. CT and MRI
technologies compliment each other, as they each have the ability to see
different structures and tissues. It is not uncommon to have both a CT and
MRI during the diagnostic imaging process. The CT design is an open type,
short-bore, reducing the patient stress level during a scan. Our CT
technologists Todd, Kevin, and Scott will guide you during the exam, while
performing very high resolution images for Dr. Harper's interpretation.
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Ultrasound
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Our high-resolution ultrasound exam is
a safe and fast way to screen for certain problems in many different
structures, including the liver, gallbladder, kidneys, thyroid gland,
breasts, and more. Ultrasound is also the safest and best way to evaluate a
pregnancy. At The Imaging Center, we also offer Doppler ultrasound, a
revolutionary procedure that allows us to look for blockages or aneurysms
in blood vessels. We are also able to perform cardiac echocardiography, and
many types of biopsies utilizing ultrasound guidance. Maria and Ashley
work together with Dr. Harper during these biopsy and fine needle
aspiration procedures.
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See your baby for the
first time at The Imaging Center. We will provide you with your
baby's FIRST pictures. 2D Ultrasound is used to check the condition of your
baby and to determine age, size and expected delivery dates.
Physicians Alert Paper on Ultrasound
Imaging in PDF formatted documents.
Page 1
Page 2
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Mammography
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This is a high-resolution X-ray of the
breast that can help us see small breast cancers long before they can be
felt by you or your doctor. We utilize computer-aided detection which
provides additional information to the Radiologist during the interpretation
of your mammogram. Many women are worried and scared to get a
mammogram. Our mammography technologists are very sensitive to these
concerns, and work tirelessly to ease these apprehensions. We use
Soft-Touch Mammo Pads to alleviate any discomfort during the exam. It
takes less than 30 minutes each year to screen for breast cancer, and
possibly save your life. In fact, the actual exam usually takes less that
10 minutes. Penny (shown below) and Cassie will listen to any
concerns as she performs your exam.
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Bone Densitometry Dexa Scan
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DEXA
scans are a safe and painless way of checking your bone density and bone
mineral content. This is essential to detecting osteoporosis early enough
to get appropriate treatment. Osteoporosis is the most concerning,
reversibly risk factor for spinal compression fractures and hip
fractures. Cassie (shown below), Ashley, Penny, Alice, and Maria are
experts in this field.
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Nuclear Medicine
Nuclear medicine procedures have been
performed for many years and are very safe. If you have any questions
or concerns about your nuclear medicine procedure, we would be happy to
discuss your concerns. The specific contact is Scott Messner,
(pictured below) the certified Nuclear Medicine Technologist, who will be
performing your procedure. As always, we are happy to discuss your
particular case in order to alleviate any anxiety. We are committed
to getting your procedure performed quickly and conveniently so that you
can continue life and not worry about your imaging procedures.
Let us take a look.
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Nuclear medicine is a unique type of
Radiology, that allows us to see how well an organ functions. Sometimes
an organ may look normal, but still be diseased! Nuclear Medicine can
evaluate the function of nearly every organ system in the body. We
routinely use Nuclear medicine to evaluate the function of the liver, the
gallbladder, and the thyroid gland. It can also be used to
check for thyroid cancer or to check for bone cancer, just to name a few.
Nuclear medicine procedures are
complimentary to the rest of radiology, which relies on anatomy. For
instance, nuclear medicine can be utilized to tell doctors how well the
liver and gallbladder are functioning. Specifically, if you have
abdominal pain, targeted to the right upper quadrant, and your other tests
are negative, your doctor may desire a nuclear medicine hepatobiliary scan
to evaluate the function of your liver and your gallbladder.
Similarly, if your thyroid gland is overactive or not active enough, your
doctor may perform laboratory evaluation and ultrasound evaluation, but may
subsequently desire a nuclear medicine thyroid scan to assess the actual
function of your thyroid gland. Your doctor may also want to evaluate
a nodule or mass in the thyroid to assess for a so-called "cold
nodule" or "hot nodule", which are simply focal under active
or overactive areas in the thyroid gland. This aids in determining
whether or a person needs medicine, a thyroid biopsy or a thyroid
surgery.
Nuclear medicine procedures are
performed after administration of a radiopharmaceutical, which is a safe
radioactive material that has been specifically designed to go to one area
of the body. This material emits gamma rays, which are then detected
by a gamma camera to generate images, which can be viewed in movie form.
This is interpreted by the radiologist so that the diagnosis can be
achieved. Some nuclear medicine procedures, particularly those
regarding the thyroid gland require special preparation by the patient with
regard to medications, previous iodinated contrast, and some foods.
For more information, please click this link.
Nuclear medicine can also be utilized
to tell us about the function of bones. Most people think bones are
simple a girder structure that the rest of the body is formed around, but
bones are metabolically active. That is why bones can heal when they
are fractured. Bone scans are usually utilized to exclude
metastasis disease to the skeletal system from another site in the body,
but it can also be used to evaluate for infection and for occult trauma,
such as, stress fractures. All of these areas are common areas that
we evaluate we evaluate with nuclear medicine at The Imaging Center.
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X-Ray and
Fluoroscopy
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X-Ray is the most common radiology test. Even
though it does not seem fancy, it is a very good source for most basic
medical information. We provide "walk-in" service for
X-rays. Therefore you can see us right after your doctor orders an
X-ray, so that you don't have to wait for hours in a hospital X-ray
department waiting room. We also have easy front door parking for
your convenience. Cassie and Ashley (pictured below) perform most of
the X-rays. Let us take a Look!
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Fluoroscopy
Fluoroscopy is "live or real-time" X-ray.
It is used for procedures that require direct visualization, so that
diagnoses can be made. It is frequently used to look at the stomach
and bowel. It is also very useful needle placement procedures, such
as Myelograms and arteriogram. We perform two and often three of these
procedures every day. For a Myelograms the radiologist and an X-ray
technologist use fluoroscopy to quickly guide a needle into the spinal
canal so that contrast can be injected. X-rays are then taken
followed by a CT scan. This information is then used by other doctors
(usually neurosurgeons) for treatment and/or surgical planning. For
an arthrogram the Radiologist and an X-ray technologist use fluoroscopy to
quickly guide a needle into a joint (like the shoulder, knee, or wrist), so
that contrast can be injected. X-rays, MRI, or CT are then
performed. This information is very useful to orthopedic surgeons and
others who treat joint conditions.
Pain control therapy is also performed utilizing fluoroscopic
guidance. The procedures and sites are similar, but medicine is
injected, rather than contrast, in effort to treat pain. We routinely
perform therapeutic hip joint injections, SI joint injections, and epidural
steroid injections
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