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Screening Mammography

Mammography is a specific type of imaging that uses a low-dose X-ray system for examination of the breasts. Most medical experts agree that successful treatment of breast cancer often is linked to early diagnosis.

Mammography plays a central part in early detection of breast cancers because it can show changes in the breast up to two years before you might actually feel the lump in your breast.

Diagnostic Mammography

A diagnostic mammogram is performed on patients with breast complaints, such as a lump, recent onset of pain, nipple discharge or change in breast contour. Also, the radiologist may recommend a diagnostic mammogram as a follow up to a screening mammogram, when additional views are necessary to characterize findings.

Ultrasound

Ultrasound imaging is a method of obtaining images from inside the human body through the use of high frequency sound waves. Ultrasound produces real-time images of tissues, organs, blood vessels and blood flow. This can help diagnose a variety of medical conditions or assess damage after a heart attack or other illness. Obstetric ultrasound refers to the specialized use of sound waves to visualize the unborn child and associated structures.

CT Scan

A CT scan is a term used to describe a radiological test known as Computerized Tomography. The CT scanner is a doughnut shaped machine that takes pictures of your body. The scanner is used in combination with a digital computer to create detailed cross sectional images or "slices" of different organs of the body. CT has the ability to image a combination of soft tissue, bone and blood vessels, making it possible to detect diseases earlier than with regular X-ray.

Open MRI

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is a technique that allows doctors to see inside the human body in great detail without using X-rays. MRI uses a powerful magnet, radio waves and a computer system for recording images. Because certain atoms in our cells respond or "resonate" slightly in the presence of magnetic fields, MRI is able to use that response to create an amazingly clear, detailed computer representation of internal organs, muscles, connective tissue and the central nervous system.

Nuclear Medicine

In Nuclear Medicine diagnostic techniques, very small amounts of radioactive materials are introduced into the body. Because they are attracted to specific organs, bones, or tissues, the emissions they produce can provide crucial information about a particular type of cancer or disease.

Information gathered during Nuclear Medicine techniques is more comprehensive than some imaging procedures because it describes organ function, not just structure. As a result, many diseases and cancers can be diagnosed much earlier.

Radiology

Radiology is the study of images of the human body. Although Radiology began with the use of X-rays and large flat sheets of photographic films, the modern Radiologist now has a variety of tools for "taking pictures" of living patients.