An MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) is a test that creates detailed images of organs, bones, and other structures inside your body. This test uses large magnets and a computer to make these images. It does not use radiation. A breast MRI is most often used to check for breast cancer and other abnormalities in the breast. It’s often used to screen for breast cancer in those who have a high risk of the disease.

Breast ultrasound uses sound waves to make a computer picture of the inside of the breast. It can show certain breast changes like fluid-filled cysts and solid masses that are harder to identify on mammograms. Ultrasound is used when there is an area on the mammogram that needs further evaluation. It is also used when a person has a breast symptom such as a lump or thickening or skin change. Before Your Procedure Expand Content Please arrive 15 minutes before your appointment time. Please do not eat or drink after midnight the night before your abdominal vascular ultrasound.

This precise and advanced imaging tool provides anatomic and functional information and offers the ability to image the heart in any plane. Like all magnetic resonance imaging, cardiac MRI provides high resolution and does not use radiation.

Computed Tomography (CT) is an imaging procedure that uses special x-ray equipment to create detailed images of cross-sections (or “slices”) of body tissues, bones, fats and organs from different angles. In standard X-rays, a beam of energy is aimed at the body part being studied. A plate behind the body part captures the variations of the energy beam after it passes through skin, bone, muscle, and other tissue. While healthcare providers can get much information from a standard X-ray, it does not give a lot of detail about internal organs and other structures.

An ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy uses sound waves to help locate a nodule or abnormality within the thyroid and remove a tissue sample for examination under a microscope. The procedure is less invasive than surgical biopsy, leaves little to no scarring and does not involve exposure to ionizing radiation.