Diagnostic Imaging
Medical Imaging in Central Kentucky
Centerpoint Health's diagnostic imaging services (Radiology) features technology to assist your physician in the accurate diagnosis of disease. We have exceptional care and technical expertise from our radiologic technologists to our radiologists. The hospital adheres to stringent standards set forth by the Joint Commission, the American College of Radiology, and the State of Kentucky. Our commitment to you is to bring you comfort with the highest quality of care in diagnostic imaging. We strive to provide quick, accurate, and dependable reports.
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Imaging Services
Our services include:
- 16-Slice & 64-slice computed tomography (CT) scans: These produce detailed images of the body, providing information about the internal organs, bones, and soft tissues and with computer generated assistance creates cross-sectional (“slices”) images of body tissues and organs that are used to diagnose diseases and disorders.
- Bone density (DEXA): A Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) test is a bone density study used to determine whether or not you have osteoporosis or low bone mass.
- Digital mammography & 3D mammography: Is an X-ray of the breast that is the best method of early breast cancer detection. 3D mammography is more effective at detecting certain cancers in breast tissue that may be more dense.
- Echocardiogram (ECHO): An ECHO uses sound waves to create a moving picture of your heart, and is much more detailed than a standard X-ray without any exposure to radiation. It is an ultrasound video used to diagnose various heart diseases by evaluating the heart’s size, strength of contraction, areas of muscle weakness, valve function, and the accumulation of fluid.
- Interventional radiology (IR): Interventional radiology uses specialized imaging techniques to guide radiologists in performing catheter based therapeutic procedures. IR allows for minimally invasive treatment of nearly every organ system and combines multiple imaging modalities, such as x-ray, CT, ultrasound, and MRI.
- Angiography
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- Abdominal with or with Run Offs
- Carotid
- Fistulagrams
- Pulmonary
- Renal
- Venograms
- Venous ablations
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- Angioplasty & Stent Placements (Above & Below The Knee)
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- Aorta
- Femoral
- Iliac
- Popliteal
- Renal
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- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI): The wide bore MRI uses magnetic fields and radio waves to obtain images of your body in greater detail, which helps differentiate between normal and abnormal tissue.
- Nuclear medicine: It uses radio-pharmaceuticals to diagnose a variety of diseases. Nuclear Medicine scans available include bone, gallbladder/liver, heart, lung, renal, and thyroid.
- Positron emission tomography (PET) scan: This is a nuclear medicine imaging technique which provides important information about many conditions affecting the heart, brain or other organs. PET images are different than those from conventional imaging, such as X-rays, CT, ultrasound, or MRI because they contain information about tissue function.
- Stereotactic: A recent mammogram may show an abnormality or tiny calcium deposits, called micro calcifications, in your breast. Only a biopsy can determine if that abnormality is cancerous or benign (noncancerous). Stereotactic biopsy is a diagnostic tool. It is a nonsurgical way to obtain the tissue sample needed to make a conclusive diagnosis. Two digital X-ray images of breast tissue are taken at different angles. A computer uses the images to locate the abnormality and calculate precise coordinates. Then the computer guides the physician in placing the needle at the correct target area. A Stereotactic Breast Biopsy is the most accurate, efficient and minimally invasive biopsy technique today.
- Ultrasound: These examinations are non-invasive and painless, and are performed with the use of a probe that emits sound waves, making an image from the reflection of the sound waves. Diagnostic ultrasound is performed for a wide variety of indications, including general, breast, vascular, and echo ultrasounds.
- Vascular studies: Vascular exams are used to evaluate your arteries and veins. With Doppler ultrasound we can examine the anatomy.
- X-ray: An X-ray (or radiographic) image is produced by sending a small amount of radiation through the body. An X-ray can be used to image bones, as well as organs and other tissues within the body.
- Other procedures:
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- Arthrogram
- Bone biopsy
- Bone marrow
- Drains or Aspirations
- IVC filter
- Liver biopsy
- Lumbar puncture
- Lung biopsy
- Myelogram (cervical, thoracic and lumbar)
- Renal biopsy
- Thyroid biopsy
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Are you concerned about exposure to radiation?
Look for the ACR gold seal and put your mind at ease. Centerpoint Health - Georgetown is accredited in computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), mammography and a designated lung cancer screening center from the American College of Radiology (ACR). The ACR gold seal of accreditation represents the highest level of image quality and patient safety.
Accreditation Frequently Asked Questions
- What should I know about radiation safety?
Before your imaging procedure be sure to ask your physician the following questions:
- Why is the test needed?
- How will having the test improve my care?
- Are there alternatives that do not use radiation and deliver similar results?
- Is the facility accredited by the American College of Radiology (ACR)?
- Are pediatric and adult tests delivered using the appropriate radiation doses?
- Why should I have my imaging exam done at an accredited facility?
When you see the gold seals of accreditation prominently displayed in our imaging facility, you can be sure that you are in a facility that meets standards for imaging quality and safety. Look for the ACR Gold Seals of Accreditation.
To achieve the ACR Gold Standard of Accreditation, our facility's personnel qualifications, equipment requirements, quality assurance, and quality control procedures have gone through a rigorous review process and have met specific qualifications. It's important for patients to know that every aspect of the ACR accreditation process is overseen by board-certified, expert radiologists and medical physicists in advanced diagnostic imaging.
- What does ACR accreditation mean?
- Our facility has voluntarily gone through a vigorous review process to ensure that we meet nationally-accepted standards of care.
- Our personnel are well qualified, through education and certification, to perform medical imaging, interpret your images, and administer your radiation therapy treatments.
- Our equipment is appropriate for the test or treatment you will receive, and our facility meets or exceeds quality assurance and safety guidelines.
- What does the gold seal mean?
When you see the ACR gold seal, you can rest assured that your prescribed imaging test will be done at a facility that has met the highest level of imaging quality and radiation safety. The facility and its personnel have gone through a comprehensive review to earn accreditation status by the American College of Radiology (ACR), the largest and oldest imaging accrediting body in the U.S. and a professional organization of 34,000 physicians.
Our Locations
Centerpoint Health Women's Imaging Center - Winchester
Centerpoint Health Women's Imaging Center - Winchester offers digital technology including 3D digital mammography, computer-aided detection, stereotactic breast biopsies, ultrasound and bone-density testing. They feature same-day test results for diagnostic imaging and, if needed, additional testing during the same visit. Patients also have the option to have same day breast biopsy if indicated, which helps alleviate the stress and worry of waiting for additional testing.
Patient Features:
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- The latest technology
- Private waiting area
- Comfortable surroundings
- One-on-one patient care
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Accredited By:
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- Certified by the Food and Drug Administration Mammography Quality Standards Act and Program (FDA/MQSA) for Mammography
- Accredited by the American College of Radiology for over 20 years for Mammography
- Accredited by the American College of Radiology in Stereotactic Breast Biopsy
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To schedule an appointment, please contact:
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- Georgetown: 833.234.4050
- Paris: 859.987.3600
- Versailles: 859.879.2359
- Winchester: 833.234.4050
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