Radiology
These are some guidelines on how to prepare for the test: You are required to fast from food and fluid for 4 hours prior to…
Barium enema is an x-ray procedure to examine the lower gastrointestinal tract using barium. Liquid barium is a white, chalky contrast material that helps the…
A barium meal is type of X-ray test that allows your doctor to examine your oesophagus (the pipe that goes from your mouth to your…
A barium swallow is a radiographic (X-ray) examination of the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract, specifically the pharynx (back of mouth and throat) and the esophagus…
Biliary drainage is the insertion of a tube into the bile duct. This is most commonly carried out when the bile ducts are blocked.The bile…
CT stands for Computed Tomography, also known as a CAT (Computerized Axial Tomography). It is a diagnostic test that uses a combination of X-rays and…
Cystography is a diagnostic procedure that uses X-rays to examine the urinary bladder. Still X-ray pictures or fluoroscopy (a study of moving body structures—similar to…
Duplex ultrasound is a non-invasive option for evaluation of arteries and vascularity of organs. A duplex ultrasound can show blood flows to the many parts…
A Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA) is a procedure where fine tissue samples are taken for analysis from an area in the body using a fine…
A Fistulogram is an x-ray procedure to view an abnormal passage (fistula) between two or more organs. It may include a passage from inside the…
Fluoroscopy is a procedure performed by a radiologist to view tissues and organs in motion. During the procedure, a continuous X-ray beam is emitted through…
A Hysterosalpingography is a special x-ray using dye to look at the womb (uterus) and fallopian tubes. How to prepare Your doctor may give you…
Interventional radiology (IR or VIR for Vascular and Interventional Radiology, also referred to as Surgical Radiology) is a medical sub-specialty of radiology which uses minimally…
An intravenous pyelogram (IVP) is a type of X-ray that allows visualization of the kidneys and ureters after the injection of a contrast dye. The…
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a test that uses a magnetic field and pulses of radio wave energy to make pictures of organs and structures…
A mammogram is an x-ray examination of the breasts, used to detect and diagnose breast diseases. A mammography is the most effective method of detecting…
A MCUG is an x-ray examination of the bladder, urethra, and ureters. These structures are difficult to see on x-rays, so a contrast dye material…
An abscess is an infected fluid collection within the body. In general, people who have an abscess will experience fever, chills and pain in the…
The urine from a normal kidney drains through a narrow, muscular tube, the urethra, into the bladder. When that tube becomes blocked, for example by…
A PICC is a catheter that is made of soft, pliable material. It is inserted into your arm vein, usually just above the inner bend…
A percutaneous transhepatic cholangiogram (PTCA) is an x-ray of the bile ducts. These are the tubes that carry bile from the liver to the gallbladder…
A permacath is a piece of plastic tubing - very similar to a jugular catheter - and is used in exactly the same way for…
Pleural aspiration is a procedure to remove fluid from the space between the lungs and the chest wall. This is called the pleural space or…
A portacath is an implanted venous access device for patients who need frequent or continuous administration of chemotherapy. Drugs used for chemotherapy are often toxic,…
A sialogram is an x-ray test using contrast (x-ray dye) to look in detail at the larger salivary glands (the parotid or submandibular). These glands…
A sinogram is a radiologic study of the sinus tract. This exam is performed to demonstrate the extent of a sinus tract and the potential…
This is a procedure to examine the small bowel, which is that part of the intestine that joins the stomach to the large bowel (colon).…
Ultrasound is a safe, painless and radiation-free examination technique using high frequency sound waves to produce still and live pictures of internal organs and systems.…
A urethrogram is an x-ray examination of the bladder and urethra. These structures are difficult to see on x-rays, so a contrast material is used…
A venogram is a procedure that provides X-ray visualization of the veins, particularly in the lower extremities (legs). Contrast material, also known as X-ray dye,…
An X-ray machine produces a controlled beam of radiation, which is used to create an image of the inside of your body. This beam is…
The Radiology department at South City Hospital offers is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week to provide a full range of services…