Dr. Harold Cable and Dr. John McCormick brings together a wealth of education and experience into one facility.

This team coupled with the facilities state-of-the-art equipment in MRI, CT, X-RAY, Fluoroscopy, Nuclear Medicine, Ultrasound, Digital Mammography, and Bone Densitometry will offer patients and medical professionals the most accurate and timely diagnostics available in Alaska.

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What is a MRI exam?
MRI stands for Magnetic Resonance Imaging, a non-invasive diagnostic procedure that uses magnetic fields and radio frequencies to generate detailed anatomical and functional images. MRI scans have been performed safely and successfully for 20 years.

MRI scans have an advantage over other forms of scanning because they can image different types of organ tissue without ionizing radiation. More traditional forms of imaging, such as X-rays, are limited in how much tissue they can image.

 

 

What is a CT exam?
CT is an abbreviation for computed tomography - a valuable diagnotistic medical exam that combines X-rays and computers. Often called CAT scans, CT scans have been performed successfully for almost 30 years.

A CT scan gives the radiologist a non-invasive way to see inside your body. Using a computer, these 2-D images can be presented as 3-D pictures for in-depth clinical evaluations.

 

 

What is X-Ray Imaging:
An X-Ray (radiograph) is a medical test that helps physicians diagnose and treat broken bones and other medical conditions. A part of the body is exposed to a small dose of radiation, producing pictures of the inside of the body. X-Rays are used to determine whether a bone has been broken or a joint dislocated, to see whether a fracture has been properly aligned and stabilized for healing, to evaluate changes in bones, and for other purposes.

 

 

What is a Fluoroscopy exam?
Fluoroscopy is an enhanced X-ray that produces its moving image on a television-like monitor. It is especially useful in diagnosing problems of the digestive tract, kidneys and gallbladder. C-arm Fluoroscopy is also used to guide the placement of the needle in pain management procedures.

 

What is a Nuclear Medicine scan?
In a Nuclear Medicine scan, a small amount of radioactive material, or tracer, is injected or taken orally by the patient. After a period of time during which the radioactive material accumulates in one area of the body, a scan is taken by a special radiation detector, called a radionuclide scanner. This machine produces an image of the area for analysis by the medical team.

 

 

What is a Ultrasound?
Ultra-sound is non-ionizing (doesn’t use X-Rays), fast (images are displayed in real time), and versatile. Because of these characteristics, Ultrasound has been famous for its application in prenatal examinations of the developing baby. But ultrasound is used in many other applications. In fact, ultrasound is frequently used in almost every soft tissue in the human body. Ultrasound does not image bone or air well, which makes it unsuitable for studies of the lungs or deep into the skeletal system. But with almost every other part of the body suitable for ultrasound studies, the applications are broad.

 

 

What is a Mammogram?
Mammography is a simple X-Ray of the breast that can spot cancers so small that even the most experienced examiner cannot feel them. The examination itself uses X-Rays to view the breast, usually from two angles. To get as accurate a picture as possible in each X-Ray, a special device gently squeezes the breast. Although this may sound painful, it is only slightly uncomfortable and the length of time the breast is compressed is just a few seconds.

Studies have show that Mammography saves lives. With Mammography, we can detect early breast cancer before it is large enough to be felt.

 

 

What is a Densitometer?
A bone Densitometer measures bone mineral density (BMD). The amount of bone mineral relates directly to bone density. The bone Densitometer uses small amounts of X-Ray to measure BMD and to produce images of the spine, hip, or even the whole body. The technical term for the method is “dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry,” or DXA.