Swain Community Hospital provides comprehensive diagnostic imaging and interventional services in comfortable, 便利的环境. JDB电子很自豪能提供一个没有电影的环境, 配有图片存档通信系统(PACS). PACS数字化存储, 并显示医学图像,允许立即访问患者信息,提高效率. Our radiologists are certified by the American Board of Radiology with extensive training and experience in all areas of technology. JDB电子为患者提供最新的诊断测试技术,同时在家附近.
Swain Community Hospital’s department of radiology employs highly trained technologists in the various modalities within radiology. 他们都是拥有多年经验的认证技术人员. Did you know that a registered technologist specializes in their field and must complete a two-year intensive program and successfully pass a written registry examination. 由于标准严格, 医院通常聘用本领域最有才华和技能的专业人员.
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计算机断层扫描(CT)是一种诊断成像测试,用于创建内部器官的详细图像, 骨头, 软组织, 还有血管. The cross-sectional images generated during a CT scan can be reformatted in multiple planes and can even generate three-dimensional images. CT scanning is often the best method for detecting many different cancers since the images allow your doctor to confirm the presence of a tumor and determine its size and location. CT快速、无痛、无创、准确. 在紧急情况下,它可以迅速发现内伤和出血,从而挽救生命.
你应该穿舒适、宽松的衣服去考试. 你可能会在手术过程中穿一件长袍.
金属物体, 包括珠宝, 眼镜, 假牙, 和发夹, 会影响CT图像,应该放在家里或在检查前取出吗. 你也可能被要求摘掉助听器和可拆卸的牙齿. 女性将被要求脱掉含有金属钢圈的胸罩. 如果可能的话,你可能会被要求去除任何穿孔.
你将被要求在几个小时前不要吃或喝任何东西, 作为对照材料将在你的考试中使用. 你应该告诉你的医生你正在服用的所有药物,如果你有任何过敏. 如果你对造影剂过敏, 或“染料,你的医生可能会开一些药物(通常是类固醇)来降低过敏反应的风险. 这些药物通常需要在注射造影剂前12小时服用. 为了避免不必要的延误,请在检查的确切时间之前联系你的医生.
Also inform your doctor of any recent illnesses or other medical conditions and whether you have a history of 心 disease, 哮喘, 糖尿病, 肾脏疾病或甲状腺疾病. 这些情况中的任何一种都可能增加异常不良反应的风险.
Women should always inform their physician and the CT technologist if there is any possibility that they may be pregnant.
磁共振成像(核磁共振Imaging)使用强大的磁场, 无线电波和电脑可以产生更清晰的人体内部结构的详细图像, 更详细的, and more likely in some instances to identify and accurately characterize disease than other imaging methods. 它被用来评估身体在各种条件下的表现, 包括肿瘤和肝脏疾病, 心, 和肠道. 核磁共振Imaging是非侵入性的,不使用电离辐射.
考试时你可能会被要求穿长袍, 或者你可以穿自己的衣服,如果它是宽松的,没有金属扣.
Guidelines about eating and drinking before an 核磁共振Imaging exam vary with the specific exam and also with the imaging facility. 除非有人告诉你, 你可以遵循你的日常生活,照常进食和服药.
一些核磁共振检查可能需要向血液中注射造影剂. 技师可能会问你是否有任何过敏, 比如对碘或x射线造影剂过敏, 药物, 食物, 或者环境, 或者如果你有哮喘. 核磁共振Imaging检查中最常用的造影剂含有一种叫做钆的金属. 钆可用于对碘造影剂过敏的患者,但可能需要预先用药. It is far less common for a patient to have an allergy to a gadolinium-based contrast agent used for 核磁共振Imaging than the iodine-containing contrast for CT. 然而, 即使知道病人对钆造影剂过敏, 在适当的预用药后,仍然可以使用它. 在这种情况下,需要征得患者的同意.
如果你有任何严重的健康问题,你也应该让技师知道, 或者你最近是否做过手术. 一些条件, 比如严重的肾脏疾病, 会阻止你在核磁共振Imaging中使用钆造影剂吗. 如果你有肾脏疾病或肝移植病史, 有必要进行血液检查以确定肾脏是否功能正常.
Women should always inform their physician or technologist if there is any possibility that they are pregnant. 核磁共振Imaging has been used for scanning patients since the 1980s with no reports of any ill effects on pregnant women or their unborn babies. 然而, 因为未出生的婴儿将处于强磁场中, pregnant women should not have this exam in the first trimester of pregnancy unless the potential benefit from the 核磁共振Imaging exam is assumed to outweigh the potential risks. Pregnant women should not receive injections of gadolinium contrast material except when absolutely necessary for medical treatment.
如果你有幽闭恐惧症(害怕封闭空间)或焦虑, you may want to ask your physician for a prescription for a mild sedative prior to your scheduled examination.
如果可能的话,珠宝和其他配饰应该留在家里,或者在核磁共振扫描之前取下. 因为它们会干扰核磁共振仪的磁场, 金属和电子物品不允许进入考场. 这些项目包括:
·首饰、手表、信用卡和助听器,这些都有可能损坏
·别针、发夹、金属拉链和类似的金属物品,它们会扭曲核磁共振Imaging图像
·可移动牙科工作
·钢笔、小刀和眼镜
·身体穿孔
在大多数情况下,核磁共振检查对金属植入物患者是安全的,除了少数类型. 有以下植入物的人不能被扫描,不应进入核磁共振Imaging扫描区域:
·人工耳蜗
·用于脑动脉瘤的某些类型的夹子
·放置在血管中的某些类型的金属线圈
·几乎所有心脏除颤器和起搏器
如果你的身体里有医疗或电子设备,你应该告诉技术人员. 这些物品可能会干扰考试或构成潜在风险, 这取决于它们的性质和核磁共振磁体的强度. 许多植入设备都会有一个小册子,解释该特定设备的核磁共振风险. 如果你有小册子的话, 在考试前将这一点告知技术专家或调度员是很有用的. Some implanted devices require a short period of time after placement (usually six weeks) before being safe for 核磁共振Imaging examinations. 例子包括但不限于:
·人工心脏瓣膜
·植入药物输注端口
·假肢或金属关节假体
·植入神经刺激器
·金属大头针、螺丝、钢板、支架或手术订书钉
一般来说,骨科手术中使用的金属物体在核磁共振Imaging检查中没有风险. 然而,最近放置的人工关节可能需要使用另一种成像程序. 如果对他们的存在有任何疑问, x光可用于探测和识别任何金属物体.
病人 who might have metal objects in certain parts of their bodies may also require an x-ray prior to an 核磁共振Imaging. 你应该通知技师或放射科医生任何弹片, 子弹, 或者其他由于先前的事故而可能存在于你体内的金属碎片. 靠近眼睛的异物尤其是卡在眼睛里的异物尤为重要. 用于纹身的染料可能含有铁,在核磁共振Imaging时可能会发热,但这很少是一个问题. 牙齿填充物和牙套通常不受磁场影响, 但它们可能会扭曲面部区域或大脑的图像, 所以放射科医生应该注意它们.
婴儿和幼儿通常需要镇静或麻醉才能不动地完成核磁共振检查. 孩子是否需要镇静取决于孩子的年龄和所做的检查类型. 大多数设施都可以提供适度和有意识的镇静. A physician or nurse specializing in the administration of sedation or anesthesia to children should be available during the exam to ensure your child's safety. 医生会给你特别的指导,告诉你如何为孩子准备镇静或麻醉.
核医学是一种独特的成像方式, 因为它为医生提供了大多数器官的结构和功能评估信息. 这是一种收集医疗信息的方法,否则这些信息将无法获得, 需要手术, 或者需要更昂贵的诊断测试. Nuclear medicine imaging procedures often identify abnormalities very early in the progress of a disease long before many medical problems are apparent with other diagnostic tests.
你可能会被要求在考试期间穿长袍,或者你可能被允许穿自己的衣服.
Women should always inform their physician or technologist if there is any possibility that they are pregnant or if they are breastfeeding.
You should inform your physician and the technologist performing your exam of any medications you are taking, 包括维生素和草药补充剂. 你也应该告诉他们,如果你有任何过敏和最近的疾病或其他医疗条件.
Jewelry and other metallic accessories should be left at home if possible or removed prior to the exam because they may interfere with the procedure.
您将收到基于您正在进行的扫描类型的具体说明. 在某些情况下,某些药物或程序可能会干扰预定的检查.
Stereotactic breast biopsy uses mammography – a specific type of breast imaging that uses low-dose x-rays – to help locate a breast lump or abnormality and remove a tissue sample for examination under a microscope. 它比手术活检侵入性小, leaves little to no scarring and can be an excellent way to evaluate calcium deposits or tiny masses that are not visible on ultrasound.
考试时,你可能会被要求脱掉部分或全部的衣服,穿上长袍. 你也可能会被要求摘掉首饰, 可移动牙科器械, 眼镜和任何可能干扰x射线图像的金属物品或衣服.
如果有任何怀孕的可能性,妇女应该告知她们的医生. Some procedures using image-guidance are typically not performed during pregnancy because radiation can be harmful to the fetus.
你不应该用除臭剂, 粉, 乳液, 或者在考试当天在你的腋下或乳房上喷香水.
在穿刺活检之前, 你应该向你的医生报告你正在服用的所有药物, 包括草药补充剂, 如果你有任何过敏, 尤其是麻醉. 你的医生可能会建议你在手术前三天停止服用阿司匹林或血液稀释剂.
此外,告诉你的医生你最近的疾病或其他健康状况. 你可能想让一个亲戚或朋友陪你,然后开车送你回家. 如果你服用过镇静剂,建议这样做.
Ultrasound imaging uses a transducer or probe to generate sound waves and produce pictures of the body's internal structures. 它不使用电离辐射, 没有已知的有害影响吗, 并提供了软组织的清晰图像,而这些软组织在x射线图像上表现不佳. Ultrasound通常用于帮助诊断无法解释的疼痛、肿胀和感染. It may also be used to provide imaging guidance to needle biopsies or to see and evaluate conditions related to blood flow. 这也是监测孕妇和胎儿的首选成像方法.
你应该穿舒适、宽松的衣服去做Ultrasound检查. 你可能需要把检查区域的所有衣服和珠宝都拿掉.
在手术过程中,你可能会被要求穿长袍.
检查前的准备工作将取决于你的检查类型. For some scans your doctor may instruct you not to eat or drink for as many as 12 hours before your appointment. For others you may be asked to drink up to six glasses of water two hours prior to your exam and avoid urinating so that your bladder is full when the scan begins.
x射线 or radiography uses a very small dose of ionizing radiation to produce pictures of the body's internal structures. x射线是最古老和最常用的医学成像形式. 它们通常被用来帮助诊断骨折, 寻找损伤或感染,并确定软组织异物的位置. Some x-ray exams may use an iodine-based contrast material or barium to help improve the visibility of specific organs, 血管, 组织或骨骼.
考试时,你可能会被要求脱掉部分或全部的衣服,穿上长袍. 你也可能会被要求摘掉首饰, 可移动牙科器械, 眼镜和任何可能干扰x射线图像的金属物品或衣服.
女性应告知医生和x光技师, 放射学专家经过专门训练进行放射学检查的人, 如果她们植入了宫内节育器(IUD)来预防怀孕.
Women should always inform their physician and x-ray technologist if there is any possibility that they are pregnant.