放射学与影像学

Choose 蒙太奇的健康 和 社区医院 of the Monterey Peninsula for diagnostic procedures 和 image-guided treatments that meet the highest st和ards of care. You’ll feel as comfortable as possible thanks to friendly, knowledgeable staff who take care of you in a calming environment. Find out why your neighbors consistently give us some of the nation’s top ratings for radiology patient satisfaction.

为你的手术做准备

After scheduling your imaging procedure, you’ll receive an email 和 phone call with an appointment reminder 和 preparation instructions. 如果你有 MyChart account, you’ll also see the information in the patient portal. Follow your instructions to help make sure you can receive the test as scheduled 和 get accurate results.

测试和程序

Through 蒙太奇的健康, you have access to the full range of imaging exams, including:

• 计算机断层扫描(CT) – Takes pictures of the inside of your body from many angles
• 心脏和血管成像 – Looks for problems in your heart or blood vessels
• Magnetic resonance imaging (核磁共振成像) – Uses magnets 和 radio waves (not radiation) to creates detailed images, 尤其是软组织
• 核医学 -放一个保险箱, tiny amount of radiation into your body to give off energy that shows up on a special camera during a PET / CT扫描, 骨扫描，或其他测试
• 超声波 – Creates sound waves to show the shape 和 movement of organs or tissue in the body
• x射线 – Uses a small dose of radiation to reveal broken bones, injuries, 和 other problems

癌症成像

你的 癌症筛查 test may use imaging 技术 to look for early signs of the disease. Ask your doctor about the right tests for you:

• 乳房成像, including 3D mammography, automated ultrasound for dense breasts, 和 image-guided biopsies
• 结肠镜检查 和 CT结肠镜, which check the large intestine for polyps (lumps) that could be cancerous
• 肺癌筛查 that uses a low dose of radiation 和 CT imaging to examine the lungs of current 和 former heavy smokers

介入放射学

During an interventional procedure, doctors not only look at the inside of your body. They also use imaging to guide medical tools that help diagnose or treat your condition. 了解更多关于 介入放射学, which lets doctors perform treatments in the least invasive way (without large incisions).

认可的影像护理

请放心, 蒙太奇的健康 meets high national benchmarks for imaging staff expertise, 技术, 质量, 和安全. The American College of 放射学 (ACR) has:

• 认证 社区医院 in CT, 核磁共振成像, nuclear medicine, 和 ultrasound
• Designated as a Diagnostic Imaging Center of Excellence® (DICOE) by the American College of 放射学 (ACR) 
• 授予 卡罗尔·哈顿乳房护理中心 with Breast Imaging Center of Excellence designation

辐射安全

Ask your care team any questions you have about the safety of your imaging scan. 蒙太奇的健康 imaging locations follow the ACR’s Image Gently 和 Image Wisely guidelines to avoid unnecessary exams 和 limit radiation exposure. We’ll use the lowest effective dose of radiation for your or your child’s test. 社区医院 uses less radiation on average than other Bay Area hospitals, 根据ACR数据.

放射学专家

You’ll be in the good h和s of some of the area’s most compassionate imaging staff. 您的护理团队可能包括:

• Technicians who perform your imaging test
• Diagnostic radiologists, doctors who review your images to determine what they mean
• Interventional radiologists, doctors who use imaging during treatment or a diagnostic procedure

了解你的账单

Get answers to common questions about your 健康账单和付款.