The
department of
Imaging Services provides a full range of
examinations:
Routine Radiology (X-Ray) We serve all ages from the newborn through the geriatric patient.
Radiology provides service 7 days a week, 24 hours per day.
Some specialties are available only at specified times.
All technical staff are registered and licensed
by the State of Texas as required. Mammography services are accredited by the American College
of Radiology and registered by the FDA under the Mammography
Quality Standards Act.
Titus Regional Radiology is a clinical affiliate for the Radiologic
Technologist programs of Northeast Texas Community College and Paris Junior College .
Your physician can expect timely interpretation,
transcription and distribution of the results of your examination.
To find out what to expect from your next
imaging exam see:
Patients & the Public - Patient information at: www.asrt.org
For answers to frequently asked questions:
Patients & the Public - Frequently Asked Questions at: http://www.radiologyinfo.org.
CT - Computed
Tomography With our Siemens
128-Slice Definition, Multi-slice CT Scanner, we are
extending our commitment to provide only the best in healthcare.
With our new capabilities, we are able to shorten examination
times while still offering superior images for more accurate
diagnosis. Our 128-Slice CT is only the 3rd such system in the entire state of Texas. Our CT eliminates the need for beta-blockers and is ideal for patients who have previously not been candidates for the diagnostic imaging test and can accomodate individuals weighing up to 550 pounds.
All of our technologists are registered CT Technologists by
the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists.
Titus Regional Medical Center offers a patient friendly environment
designed for care and comfort.
Registration is completed in the Imaging
Services Department (G on Map) - no need to go through
admissions.
Hours: Monday through Friday 7:30 am to 5:00 pm.
To schedule an appointment please call 903-577-6115.
MRI - Magnetic Resonance
Imaging
With our Magnetom Espree Open Bore MRI, Titus Regional Medical Center provides
high quality, high speed MRI services. These high quality images
simply cannot be found on the low field strength magnet systems available elsewhere in the area.
Our MRI is the most advanced system available on the market today. Our patients deserve the best possible images from this modality..our
goal exactly.
The advantages of our Magnetom Espree scanner are:
- Faster scan times
- Higher resolution imaging
- Advanced imaging procedures
- High quality MRA
- Diffusion/Perfusion
- Spectroscopy
- Fat Sat imaging
- Single-Breath hold abdomen
All of our technologist
are registered & licensed.
Titus Regional Medical Center offers a patient friendly environment
designed for care and comfort.
Service is provided Monday - Friday 7am. - 5 pm.
Registration is provided in the MRI suite making
your visit "One Stop". No Need to visit central admissions.
NM - Nuclear
Medicine
Nuclear medicine is comprised of diagnostic examinations that
result in images of body anatomy and function. The images are
developed based on the detection of energy emitted from a radioactive
substance given to the patient, either intravenously or by
mouth rather than being applied from an external source as
you would see from standard x-ray examinations.
Nuclear medicine images can assist the physician in diagnosing
diseases. Tumors, infection and other disorders can be detected
by evaluating organ function. Specifically, nuclear medicine
can be used to:
- Analyze kidney function
- Image blood flow and function of
the heart
- Scan lungs for respiratory and blood-flow
problems
- Identify blockage of the gallbladder
- Evaluate bones for
fracture, infection, arthritis or tumor
- Determine the presence
or spread of cancer
- Identify bleeding into the bowel
- Locate the presence of
infection
- Measure thyroid function to detect an
overactive or underactive thyroid
Titus Regional Medical Center offers a patient friendly environment
designed for care and comfort.
Registration is completed in the Imaging
Services Department (G on Map) - no need to go through
admissions.
Hours: Monday through Friday 7:00 am to 4:00 pm
To schedule an appointment, please call 903-577-6115.
Mammography Mammography is a specific type of imaging that uses a low-dose
x-ray system for the examination of breasts. A mammography
exam, called a mammogram, is used as a screening tool to detect
early breast cancer in women experiencing no symptoms and to
detect and diagnose breast disease in women experiencing symptoms
such as a lump, pain or nipple discharge.
Mammography plays a central part in early detection of breast
cancers because it can show changes in the breast up to two
years before a patient or physician can feel them. Current
guidelines from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
( HHS ), the American Cancer Society ( ACS ), the American
Medical Association (AMA) and the American College of Radiology
( ACR ) recommend screening mammography every year for women,
beginning at age 40. Research has shown that annual mammograms
lead to early detection of breast cancers, when they are most
curable and breast-conservation therapies are available.
The National Cancer Institute ( NCI ) adds that women who
have had breast cancer and those who are at increased risk
due to a genetic history of breast cancer should seek expert
medical advice about whether they should begin screening before
age 40 and about the frequency of screening.
All of our technologists are registered Mammography Technologists
by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists.
Titus Regional Medical Center offers a patient friendly environment
designed for care and comfort.
Registration is completed in the Imaging
Services Department (G on Map) - no need to go through
admissions.
Hours: Monday through Friday 7:30 am to 5:00 pm
To schedule an appointment please call 903-577-6115.
US - Ultrasound
Ultrasound imaging, also called ultrasound scanning or sonography,
is a method of obtaining images from inside the human body
through the use of high-frequency sound waves. The reflected
sound wave echoes are recorded and displayed as a real-time
visual image. No ionizing
radiation (x-ray) is involved in ultrasound imaging. Obstetric
ultrasound refers to the specialized use of sound waves to
visualize and thus determine the condition of a pregnant woman
and her embryo or fetus.
Ultrasound is a useful way of examining many of the body's
internal organs, including but not limited to the heart, liver, gallbladder, spleen, pancreas, kidneys and
bladder. Because ultrasound images are captured in real time,
they can show movement of internal tissues and organs and enable
physicians to see blood flow and heart valve functions. This
can help to diagnose a variety of heart conditions and to assess
damage after a heart attack or other illness.
All of our technologists are registered Ultrasonographers
by the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers.
Titus Regional Medical Center offers a patient friendly environment
designed for care and comfort.
Registration is completed in the Imaging
Services Department (G on Map) - no need to go through
admissions.
Hours: Monday Through Friday 7:30 am to 5:00 pm
To schedule an appointment, please call 903-577-6115.
Angiography Angiography is a type of x-ray that is done to image blood
vessels in various parts of the body, including the heart,
brain and kidneys, so as to determine whether the vessels are
diseased, narrowed, enlarged or blocked altogether. After passing
a catheter through an artery leading to the body area of interest,
a contrast material is injected to highlight the vessels when
x-rays are taken.
Common reasons to do catheter angiography are to detect narrowing
or blockage of a blood vessel, identify abnormally dilated
blood vessels, and determine the site of internal bleeding.
The procedure is able to:
- Show atherosclerotic disease in the
carotid artery of the neck, which may limit blood flow
to the brain and even cause a stroke.
- Demonstrate an intracranial
aneurysm or other disorders of the blood vessels in the
brain.
- Indicate disease in the renal artery
or help prepare for a kidney transplant.
- Determine the state
of the aorta and detect an aneurysm of this vessel.
- Demonstrate
a source of bleeding, such as a stomach ulcer.
- Help prepare
for surgery on diseased blood vessels in the legs of patients
who have severe leg pain when walking.
- Show the extent
and severity of atherosclerosis in the coronary arteries.
Surgeons sometimes use angiography to plan an operation, like
coronary bypass surgery, or to decide on the best surgical
procedure. Using catheter angiography as an aid to see inside
blood vessels, surgeons can repair diseased vessels from within
using tiny instruments and inserting a stent to keep the vessel
open.
All of our technologists are registered Technologists by the
American Registry of Radiologic Technologists.
Titus Regional Medical Center offers a patient friendly environment
designed for care and comfort.
Registration is completed in the Imaging
Services Department (G on Map) - no need to go through
admissions.
Hours: Monday through Friday 7:30 am to 5:00 pm
To schedule an appointment, please call 903-577-6115.
Cardiac
Catheterization
(for more on Cardiac Catheterization, please
click here.)
Cardiac catheterization is a minimally invasive procedure
in which a long, thin tube called a catheter is guided into
the heart, usually through a blood vessel in the leg or arm.
Once inside the heart, it can be used to diagnose a problem
or to treat a problem.
By gaining access to the beating heart, cardiac catheters
allow a physician to check the internal blood pressure of the
heart, assess blood supply, view the coronary arteries on the
surface of the heart and (depending on whether another test
is done) the aorta, and check the level of oxygen in the blood.
It is also used to evaluate the ability of the pumping chambers
to contract, as well as to assess valvular function. Cardiac
catheterization is one of the most accurate tests in the diagnosis
of coronary artery disease, and over a million of them are
done each year.
During cardiac catheterization, the catheter is inserted through
a very small cut made by the physician (in the groin, arm or
wrist), then guided up through the blood vessel to the heart.
The physician tracks the course of the catheter by watching
it on a fluoroscope, an x-ray machine that displays the catheter
and blood vessels in real time on a screen. A variety of measurements
may be performed when the catheter is in place, and then the
catheter is removed. After about 6 hours of recovery time,
most patients are free to go home. Results are often available
within a matter of hours.
Titus Regional Medical Center offers a patient friendly environment
designed for care and comfort.
Hours: Monday through Friday 7:30 am to 5:00 pm
To schedule an appointment, please call 903-577-6115.
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