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DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL IMAGING

With the completion of our new hospital, we have added new enhancements and services to our Radiology Department. These advancements have enabled us to leave behind the long-standard x-ray films and move into the digital world. This benefits our patients by making their clinical information immediately available to referring physicians and other specialists.

We are proud of the radiology services we offer to Eastern Lewis County residents:
• Nuclear Medicine
• Ultrasound
• Computed Tomography (CT)
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
• Diagnostic Radiology
• Mammography

Diagnostic Radiology. X-ray imaging is one of the fastest and easiest ways for a physician to view the internal structures of the body. X-ray imaging is an excellent tool for assessing skeletal trauma (e.g. broken bones), and for comprehensive imaging of the thoracic cavity including the lungs and heart. MGH now offers Computed/Digital Radiography—meaning no more x-ray films, it’s now all digital!

Nuclear Medicine is the use of very small amounts of radioactive material to diagnose and sometimes treat disease. Nuclear medicine can provide:
1. Accurate images that help health-care professionals study organs and tissues
2. Valuable information about how organs and tissues work
3. Therapy - a way of fighting some diseases

Computed Tomography (CT), also called CAT scan, uses special x-ray equipment and powerful computers to provide physicians with highly detailed, cross-sectional images of any part of the body. CT imaging can show several types of tissue-lung, bone, soft tissue, and blood vessels-with great clarity. Using CT scans of the body; radiologists can more easily diagnose cancers, cardiovascular disease, infectious disease, trauma, and musculoskeletal disorders.

Ultrasound is a method of obtaining images from inside the body through the use of sound waves, rather than x-rays. This is frequently used to examine the body's internal organs as well as to study the vascular system and heart. Ultrasound is used in obstetrics to visualize and determine the condition of a pregnant woman and her fetus.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) provides physicians with highly detailed, cross-sectional images of the body. A very powerful magnet and radio waves are used to create these images. There are no x-rays involved in obtaining MRI images.

Mammography: Each year an estimated 240,000 American women are diagnosed with breast cancer and 40,000 are expected to die from the disease (American Cancer Society, 2002). The diagnosis of breast cancer is a source of fear and anxiety for women. The fight against breast cancer is one that can be won. Even though it is not currently possible to entirely prevent the disease, if it is detected at an early stage, the chances for a cure are excellent! The key to early detection is regular screening. MGH’s Mammography Lab is Accredited by the American College of Radiology. Our all-female mammography staff has advanced training and patients’ results are carefully interpreted by specially-trained, Board certified Radiologists.

Teleradiology is the process of sending radiologic images from one point to another through digital, computer-assisted transmission. Through teleradiology, MGH is able to send radiographic images to Certified Radiologist’s for (if necessary) immediate interpretation, giving us the capability to provide our patients with round the clock, 24-hour radiology coverage.

Phone	360.496.5112	Address
Fax	360.496.3508	521 Adams St.
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		Morton, WA 98356