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Services > Inpatient > Diagnostic Imaging

To obtain diagnostic information, our professional radiologic technologists use advanced technology including:

1. X-ray
2. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
3. Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
4. 64-slice Computerized Tomography (CT)
5. Nuclear Medicine
6. Ultrasound
7. Echocardiology
8. Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG)

All diagnostic radiologic studies are interpreted by radiologists (cardiologists interpret echocardiology) who work closely with physicians to assure the most accurate diagnosis of each patient's medical condition.

This department also has the capability of transmitting X-ray films by telephone with teleradiology for urgent interpretations by radiologists 24 hours a day. MRI and CT exams are directly captured from scanners and sent to specialists for interpretation while patients are being scanned.

The Most Advanced Computerized Tomography (CT)
Black River Memorial Hospital recently upgraded our CT scanner to an Aquilion 64 made by Toshiba. The Aquilion 64 is the most advanced 64-slice CT scanner available.  It provides increased patient comfort and the most flexible choice of speed and accuracy in CT scanning. The Aquilion 64 builds on previous CT technology with its unique 64-row quantum detector design and patented image-reconstruction technology to offer greater diagnostic capabilities, enabling patients to avoid invasive medical procedures. Trauma, pediatric, and critically ill patients benefit from this technology by enabling physicians to more clearly visualize internal injuries and disease with faster and easier studies.

New Positron Emission Tomography (PET/CT)
A new service Black River Memorial recently offers to our patients is Positron Emission Tomography (PET/CT). PET/CT is a medical diagnostic, imaging procedure that provides physicians with information about the body’s chemistry, cell function, and location of disease—information not seen through CT, MRI, X-ray, blood test, or physical examination.  Unlike CT or MRI studies, which look at anatomy or body structure, PET/CT studies look at body function or the biology of diseases.