Experts in Technology

Our radiologists are physicians who specialize in diagnosing and treating diseases and injuries using the very latest medical imaging technologies, such as X-Rays, Computed Tomography (CT), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Nuclear Medicine, Positron Emission Tomography (PET), and Ultrasound.

Our radiologists have graduated from accredited medical schools, passed a licensing examination, and then completed a residency of at least four years. A residency focuses on specific medical education in such fields as quality interpretation of medical imaging examinations and radiation safety.

Radiologists also often complete a fellowship — one to two additional years of specialized training — in a particular subspecialty of radiology, such as breast imaging, cardiovascular radiology, or nuclear medicine. If you take into account four years of undergraduate education, the average radiologist has more than 13 years of training at the forefront of imaging technology.

Why is this important to you? As the expert in medical imaging, your radiologist consults with your referring physician. They will aid him or her in choosing the examination that fits your needs. Then the radiologist will interpret the resulting medical images, provide a written report of the findings and recommend further scans or treatments when necessary.

When your doctor says that he or she has reviewed the radiology scans and reports, they usually mean they have gone over the study with the attending radiologist.

For information on a specific type of imaging, click on the links below:

CT Scan
MRI
X-Ray
Women’s Imaging
Nuclear Medicine
Ultrasound
PET CT
Bone Densitronomy

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