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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.
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Page 2
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4D
Ultrasound
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The Imaging Center
now offers 4D ultrasounds for expectant parents! We use brand new, cutting-edge, 4D ultrasound technology to bring
images of your unborn baby to life. You can actually see what your baby is going
to look like before he or she is born! The movements of your unborn baby inside
the womb can be seen with clarity that is difficult or impossible to
achieve with typical ultrasound scanning.
With
4D ultrasound scanning, you'll see your baby in a way you
never thought possible. From a yawn, to a cry, to outstretched hands, even
sucking their thumb. You can now put a "face to the name"
sooner than ever before!
When you get a 4D OB
Ultrasound at The Imaging Center we will provide you with a DVD of the
experience, edited to show the 4D images with background music, so that you
can play it on any DVD/TV combination. This will allow your whole
family to participate in this event, while in a comfortable living room
setting. You can also play the DVD on any computer with an operating
system higher than Windows 2000 or on an Apple computer, so that you can
share it with your friends at the office. You also get still color
pictures. You will also get an Official radiologist interpretation by
our Radiologist. We now offer this service for $100.00. All we
need to know is the name of your doctor (OB),
so that we can send them a report!
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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
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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
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 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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Call
us toll free at 888-300-6383. Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m.
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