MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging
MRI is one of technology's most advanced diagnostic tools of today. It allows your physician to see inside your body without surgery or the use of ionizing radiation. MRI uses a powerful magnet, low-intensity radio waves and computer technology to create very detailed images of the soft tissues, muscles, nerves and bones in your body.  click for more about MRI

CT - Computed Tomography
A CT or CAT scan is a diagnostic imaging procedure that uses a combination of x-rays and computer technology to produce cross-sectional images (often called "slices"), both horizontally and vertically, of the body. A CT scan shows detailed images of any part of the body, including the bones, muscles, fat, and organs.  click for more about CT

Ultrasound
Sometimes called sonography, ultrasound uses high-frequency sound waves and a computer to create images of blood vessels, tissues, and organs. Ultrasounds are used to view internal organs as they function, and to assess blood flow through various vessels. Ultrasound procedures are often used to examine many parts of the body such as the abdomen, breasts, female pelvis, prostate, scrotum, thyroid and parathyroid, and the vascular system. During pregnancy, ultrasounds are performed to evaluate the development of the fetus.  click for more about Ultrasound

Nuclear Medicine
Nuclear Medicine imaging is unique in that it documents organ function and structure in contrast to diagnostic radiology, which is based upon anatomy. Very small amounts of radioactive materials or "radiopharmaceuticals" used in Nuclear Medicine emit gamma rays that can be detected externally by special types of cameras. These cameras work in conjunction with computers used to form images that provide data and information about the area of the body being imaged. click for more about Nuclear Medicine

X-ray
X-rays use invisible electromagnetic energy beams to produce images of internal tissues, bones and organs on film or digital image. X-rays are performed for many reasons, including diagnosing tumors or bone injuries.
When the body undergoes x-rays, different parts of the body allow varying amounts of the x-ray beams to pass through. The soft tissues in the body (such as blood, skin, fat, and muscle) allow most of the x-ray to pass through and appear dark gray on the film. A bone or a tumor, which is more dense than the soft tissues, allows less of the x-rays to pass through and appears white on the x-ray. At a break in a bone, the x-ray beam passes through the broken area and appears as a dark line in the white bone. click for more about X-ray

Fluoroscopy
Fluoroscopy is a study of moving body structures - similar to an x-ray "movie." A continuous x-ray beam is passed through the body part being examined, and is transmitted to a TV-like monitor so that the body part and its motion can be seen in detail.

PET & PET/CT Fusion - Positron Emission Tomography
Positron emission tomography (PET) is a type of nuclear medicine that measures metabolic activity of cells. PET is actually a combination of nuclear medicine and biochemical analysis. Used mostly in patients with brain or heart conditions and cancer, PET helps to visualize the biochemical changes taking place in the body, such as the metabolism of the heart muscle. PET can also help determine whether a tumor is benign or malignant and whether cancer has spread to other parts of the body.
PET/CT Fusion is literally the combination of PET and CT imaging techniques within a single machine. While a PET will show the metabolic activity, a CT shows the anatomical location. By fusing the two a more precise diagnosis can be obtained. click for more about PET/CT

Interventional Radiology
Interventional radiologists are involved in the treatment of the patient, as well as the diagnosis of disease. They treat an ever-widening range of conditions inside the body from outside the body by inserting various small instruments or tools, such as catheters or wires, with the use of various x-ray and imaging techniques (i.e., CT scanners, MRI scanners, ultrasound scanners). Interventional radiology offers an alternative to the surgical treatment of many conditions and, in some cases can eliminate the need for hospitalization. click for more about Interventional Radiology

Women's Health
Olympic Radiology offers services with women's comfort in mind. Our ultrasound department staffed with a female technologist, provides diagnostic pelvic ultrasonography as well as obstetrical ultrasounds. We offer hysterosonograms, also called saline infused sonograms. Hysterosonography is often used to investigate uterine abnormalities in women who experience infertility or multiple miscarriages. It is also a valuable technique for evaluating unexplained vaginal bleeding.

Our fluoroscopy department, also staffed with female technologists, offers hysterosalpingograms (HSG). A hysterosalpingogram is an x-ray test that examines the inside of the uterus and fallopian tubes. It is often done for women who are unable to become pregnant.

For hysterosalpingograms or hysterosonography, the radiologist places a thin tube into the cervix and infuses fluid. A hysterosalpingogram uses x-ray contrast to fill the uterine cavity and fallopian tubes. As the contrast material passes through the uterus and fallopian tubes, continuous x-ray pictures are taken. The pictures can reveal problems such as an injury or abnormal structure of the uterus or fallopian tubes, or blockage that would prevent an egg passing through a fallopian tube from reaching the uterus.