Imaging Services
The Imaging Services Department (also called Radiology Department) of Madison Memorial Hospital provides a team of skilled
professionals who are available to administer diagnostic procedures as prescribed by your physician. All images are read by a board-certified
radiologist with many years of experience.
The majority of our technologists are cross-trained in more than one skill,
and many have dual certifications. All are registered by the American
Registry of Radiologic
Technologists and are licensed with the State of
Mammography:
Madison County Memorial Hospital provides its patients with the highest quality of care in the prevention and
early detection of breast cancer. Mammography uses low-dose x-rays to image
the breast tissue for nodules, cysts, or calcifications. Mammography allows
the radiologist to view the X-ray image closely, zeroing in on suspicious or
concerning areas and enabling them to make decisions about additional
images.
Upon request, your mammogram image will be sent to a company in
Georgia which will run your image through a special computer that can detect breast
nodes too small for the human eye to detect. The CAD image, and a detailed
report, will be sent back to the radiologist who will insure that you get the
care you need.
General Diagnostic Radiology:
consists of a variety of radiological examinations
that image bony structures, soft
tissue and various internal organs.
Computerized Axial Tomography (CAT or CT Scanning):
The CT scanner can do head-to-toe imaging in minutes. CT scan (or CAT scan as it
is sometimes called) stands for Computerized Axial Tomography
scan. This just means a scan that takes pictures from all around your body and
uses a computer to put them together
A scanner uses X-rays. Like an X-ray, it is painless. The CT machine takes a lot of pictures of your body from different angles. These pictures are fed into a computer. The computer puts them together to give a series of cross sections or 'slices' through the part of the body being scanned. A very detailed picture of the inside of the body can be built up in this way.
Ultrasound:
This device uses ultrasonic frequency waves that pass through the body and painlessly bounce off the internal organs, producing an image electronically.