Services & Procedures

Patient Education Videos

Computerized Tomography (CT)

Computerized Tomography (CT) scanning is a radiological imaging technique that uses x-rays to make cross-sectional images of your body. Because of this, CT images are typically referred to as "slices" that allow the Radiologists to view inside the body.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is a way to look inside the body without using radiation or x-rays. It uses a large magnet, radio waves, and a computer to make images. MRI can produce two- or three-dimensional images of the organs inside the body.

Ultrasound

Ultrasound is the diagnostic use of sound waves to create images of organs and tissues in the body. Ultrasound produces real time images of your organs (kidneys, liver, gallbladder, breasts etc.) and detects motion such as blood flowing.

Breast Health

South Sound Radiology is first in the South Sound area to offer a full complement of imaging and interventional breast care services, including mammography, breast ultrasound, breast MRI, as well as the three complimentary breast biopsies.

Breast Biopsies

When a breast abnormality is detected by physical exam, mammogram or other related procedure, it is not possible to know if the abnormality is a benign or malignant finding unless tissue from the area can be examined by a pathologist who specializes in the microscopic analysis of tissue for the purpose of diagnosis.

X-Ray & Fluoroscopy

Radiography, known to most people as x-ray, is the oldest and most frequently used form of medical imaging. X-ray creates diagnostic images by passing small, highly controlled amounts of radiation through the human body, capturing the resulting shadows and reflections on an image receptor.

Bone Densitometry Scan (DEXA)

Bone densitometry is a simple and quick scan used to determine a patient’s bone density. Specifically, it measures bone minerals (calcium) and bone density to determine if the patient has osteoporosis, is at risk for fractures, and to monitor patient reactions to osteoporosis treatment.

Pain Relieving Procedures

Pain relieving procedures are to provide temporary or prolonged relief from pain or inflammation in your joints or back.

The goal of a pain relief injection is to "turn off" a pain signal coming from a specific location in the body or to decrease inflammation in that area.

Virtual Colonoscopy (VC)

Virtual colonoscopy (VC) uses x rays and computers to produce images of the colon (large intestine). The study is performed in a CT scanner after a special bowel preparation. The procedure is used to diagnose colon and bowel disease, including polyps, diverticulosis, and cancer.

Nuclear Medicine

Nuclear medicine is a branch of radiology that uses small amounts of radioactive substances, called radionuclides or tracers, to image and examine a patient's organs, trace processes in the body, or destroy diseased cells.

Interventional Radiology

Interventional Radiology is a sub-specialty of radiology which uses imaging-guided minimally invasive techniques to diagnose and treat a large variety of medical conditions. Interventional Radiology offers an alternative to the surgical treatment of many conditions and can even eliminate the need for hospitalization, in some cases.