Diagnostic Imaging

An X-ray is the fastest and easiest way to view and assess broken bones. X-rays can show very fine hairline fractures or bone chips and can also show alignment and stabilization during healing.

Ultrasound, or sonography, obtains images from inside the human body using high frequency sound waves. As sound passes through the body, echoes are produced that identify the size of an object, its shape and consistency (solid, fluid or mixed). No radiation is used with ultrasound imaging.

Positron emission tomography (PET) scans use radioactive tracers injected intravenously (IV) to obtain images of the human body’s function and reveal information of health and disease. The scanner records signals that the tracers emit as they journeys through the body and is collected by targeted organs. A computer then interprets the signals into images, which reveal biological maps of normal organ function and failure of an organ system.

Nuclear medicine uses radioactive tracers to show the function of different organs within the body. These tracers are are given by intravenous injection, or swallowing a capsule. The camera used in nuclear medicine then detects the gamma rays, forming an image on the computer screen.

The only clinic in the area with a quad of MRI machines, means patients will receive the imaging specific to their specific requirements. Four different MRI rooms with night and weekend hours allows for scheduling flexibility and fast results. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) uses radiowaves and a strong magnetic field to produce detailed images of body tissues and organs.

Fluoroscopy makes a real-time video of the movements inside a part of the body by passing x-rays through the body over a period of time.

A computerized tomography (CT) scan combines a series of x-ray images taken from different angles around your body and uses computer processing to create cross-sectional slices of the bones, blood vessels and soft tissues inside your body. CT scan images provide more-detailed information than plain X-rays do.

Bone Densitometry is a form of technology known as dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) or DEXA. DEXA is a quick and painless procedure for measuring bone loss. DEXA is widely used for diagnosing the presence of osteoporosis.