Diagnostic Radiology

A medical procedure that uses radiation in the form of X-rays to help diagnose disease or injury. X-rays are used to detect, or to rule out, certain problems and then to initiate preventive or corrective measures.
 

• General Skeletal: x-rays of the skull, neck, ribs, chest, spine, hip, arms, hands, leg, feet, etc.
   
• Fluoroscopy: imaging of the stomach, colon, gallbladder, small bowel, etc.
   
• Angiography: also called arteriography examines blood vessels or various organs. The procedures begins after a contrast fluid injection to determine presence of, and the size and shape of blockages of arteries or veins. Example: Angiogram of the blood vessels of the abdomen and legs.
   
• Contrast Radiography: an X-ray procedure that use a special substance — a contrast medium—to highlight tissues and organs that would not be visible otherwise.