Fox Valley Imaging offers advanced, high-quality radiology imaging services. Our professional team of radiologists and full range of services provide a cost-effective alternative to traditional radiology imaging. Below is a brief overview of what we provide. If you have any questions about our services please contact us.
The purpose of MRI or magnetic resonance imaging is to diagnose issues pertaining to your brain or body including: MR angiography, detailed brain, body, spine, joint, breast, and diffusion imaging. Lying on a table, a MR scanner produces images using a magnetic field and a computer.
Computed tomography is a specialized form of X-ray, resulting in cross-sectional computerized images and occasionally 3-Dimensional images of your head or body. CT is most often used today to diagnose issues in the sinuses, chest, abdomen, and pelvis. It is also often used to diagnose bony abnormalities in the spine or extremities, or for diagnosis of certain types of hearing loss.
Ultrasound utilizes sound waves to create medical images. The patient lies on a comfortable exam table and a hand held device is used by a certified technologist to evaluate the area of interest. Ultrasound examinations have been proven to be an extremely valuable tool in the evaluation of the body from head to toe. Abdominal ultrasound most often is used to evaluate for diseases of the liver, gall bladder, spleen, kidneys, appendix and abdominal aorta. Pelvic ultrasound is valuable in the evaluation of the uterus and ovaries. The exam may also be conducted by your radiologist and in all cases, is read and interpreted by a board-certified radiologist.
An echocardiogram is a study of the heart that uses sound waves to create a picture in real time. The sound waves can create black and white image of all the chambers of the heart, of the valves opening and closing, and of the motion of the lower chambers of the heart as they pump blood out of the heart. The doppler technique uses the sound waves to assess the direction and speed of blood flow across the valves as well as in and out of the heart.
Fluoroscopy is an examination of the body and deep structures of the body by x-ray, using the fluoroscope. Fluoroscopic X-Ray images the gastro-intestinal system and specialised bodies systems. The advantage of Fluoroscopic x-ray over conventional x-ray is that you can view the image in real time on a television monitor. This means that movement of normal functions of the body's systems can be captured and recorded on videodisc.
X-rays are very short wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation that can penetrate matter to produce an image of bones and internal organs. Physicians and practitioners use x-ray images to confirm a diagnosis or a clinical finding such as extremity fracture or pneumonia. General x-ray includes evaluation of the chest, spine, skull, extremities, hips, pelvis and abdomen. General x-ray is often used to evaluate suspected fracture, or other indications of injury or abnormality.
Arthrography examination, developed in early part of the twentieth century, is used to evaluate unexplained or post-traumatic joint pain. Arthrograms are commonly used to evaluate the shoulder, knee or wrist, but may also be used to evaluate the elbow or ankle. Additionally, discography is a very specific tool that may help your health care provider determine if the abnormal disc in your spine is causing you pain.