Radiology Department Phone: (985) 795-4336 Manager: Bryan Tate, LRTCT
Staff consists of Board Certified: Radiologists, Licensed Radiology Technologists, Clerical Staff and other Support Personnel. - Scheduled exams are Monday through Friday.
- Emergent Exams are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Our equipment is very modern and up-to-date. We have the capability to send images to PACS (Picture Archive and Communications System). We also have the ability to Telerad (send images through the Internet) to highly trained radiologists at any time. Services Offered: Radiology Services – GE slice Lightspeed CT Scans. 1.5T MRI Scans (available 6 days a week), GE Digital Radiography, Digital Fluoroscopy, Dual Head Nuclear Medicine Scans, Full Field Digital Mammography and Lunar Dexa Scans (aids in the detection of osteoporosis), GE PACS Digital Radiographic Viewing System, and Neurostar Teleradiography System. - MRI
- CT
- Ultrasound
- Nuclear Medicine
- Mammography
- Bone Density
- All types of X-Rays
RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTER ADDS POWERFUL NEW TOOL IN FIGHT FOR EARLY DETECTION OF BREAST CANCER By Adding GE Healthcare’s New Senographe® Essential System, Advances Continue in Digital Mammography at Riverside Medical Center The GE Healthcare Senographe Digital Mammography system provides physicians with clear and precise digital images, rather than images on X-ray film. What’s more, the system provides the largest field of view currently available, which can be extremely helpful for precision imaging of patients with diverse shapes and sizes. “The GE Senographe Essential is cutting-edge technology for the detection of breast cancer,” says Dr. Edward Hernandez, medical director of the department of radiology at Riverside Medical Center. “Digital systems enable patients to receive state-of-the-art mammograms that are faster and easier to acquire than ever before, allowing for a more comfortable and pleasant experience. The images obtained are superior to mammograms previously taken on film, improving the capability of detecting smaller breast lesions when they are easier to treat.” In Washington Parish, eight (8) people die with breast cancer each year. Mammograms are among the best early detection methods, yet 13 million U.S. women 40 years of age or older have never had a mammogram, according to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc.“This new digital technology will provide both high-precision accuracy and increased ease of use for our patients,” says Calvin Green, CEO. “Providing the best diagnostic equipment possible to patients is a vital step to good preventive health, and one we take very seriously.”There are many advantages to a digital system. The images are clearer and easier to read, offering a better view of the breast near the skin line and chest wall in women with diverse breast tissue types. The digital images are ready for interpretation within 10 seconds – there is no longer a wait for films to be developed to ensure the images are usable. Digital mammograms take half the time to acquire as film. The images can be sent electronically to a consulting physician almost instantaneously. The Senographe Essential at Riverside Medical Center is equipped with the Seno Advantage 2 Review Workstation®. This workstation allows radiologists to simply, quickly, and easily review a patient’s images, including information from other imaging modalities, at a single point of review. Physicians have the ability to view a previous mammogram for historical comparison or for comparison against other types of images, such as those acquired by ultrasound or MR, resulting in a more comprehensive view of the patient’s medical history. The workstation also simplifies the sharing of information and images to referring physicians and surgeons. |
