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CT Scan - Hitachi CXR4 Multi-Slice
What is CT?
 CT scanning (also know as CAT scanning) uses special x-ray equipment to produce multiple images of the internal body, including organs, bones, soft tissue and blood vessels. The machine joins these images in a cross-sectional view of the area being studied that is produced either in film or via computer for the referring physician to review.
Why use CT?
CT Scan is a noninvasive, painless medical test that helps physicians diagnose and treat medical conditions. This method is also capable of providing stronger clarity and different angles than a conventional x-ray provides. Using specialized equipment and expertise to create and interpret CT scans of the body, radiologists can more easily diagnose problems such as (but not limited to):
- Cancers
- Cardiovascular disease
- Infectious disease
- Trauma
- Musculoskeletal disorders
- Internal injury to organs and vessels
- Identify spinal injury
- Tumor detection/treatment
- Measurement of bones
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A MRI scan is a magnetic resonance imaging technique, which uses magnetism, radio waves and computer technology to take images of the body structure internally. MRI is able to produce these images without using the radiology required in other methods, such as CT or X-ray. Our machine is an Open MRI, which means that the body is not inserted into a tube, rather, the patient lies on a bed with a coil around the area that is being examined. The magnetic field is used to align hydrogen protons in the body. When the protons absorb the radio frequency waves from the machine, they emit a signal to the coil. The signals from the coil then emit a signal to the machine, which creates an image that can be viewed through film or via computer by the referring physician.
Ultrasound imaging is a diagnostic tool that uses high-frequency sound waves to produce dynamic images (sonograms) of organs, tissues, or blood flow inside the body. This type of diagnostic tool uses sound waves that convert to electric impulses when applied to the body. The impulses are process to form and image that is displayed via computer. These images can remain on the computer or can be printed, if needed, for the referring physician to review 
X-Ray is a diagnostic practice, which uses radiation to view images of the internal body, such as bones, via film or computer. X-ray is one of the oldest methods of diagnosis in the medical field.