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What we do
		General radiology
		Ultrasound
		Computed tomography
		Special procedures
		Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
		Nuclear medicine
		Computed radiography
		Portable services


	Special procedures In the special procedures lab, a variety of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures are performed using fluoroscopy, digital angiography and cine film recording. A majority of the procedures involve inserting small catheters into blood vessels and recording x-ray images of the vascular anatomy while a special substance is injected to highlight the vessels of interest. The abdominal vessels, cerebral vessels, and the heart are often studied this way. Congenital heart disease is a common indication for diagnostic imaging in the special procedures lab. The procedures can provide information about pressures within the heart chambers as well as the opportunity for interventional therapeutic procedures such as angioplasties, stent insertions, embolizations or coil placements. Other procedures such as biopsies, gastric tube and drainage tube insertions use the lab for its fluoroscopy and anesthetic equipment. The exams in the special procedures room combine cardiac procedures, vascular procedures, and general radiology intervention. Cardiac exams include: Diagnostic cardiac catheterization Interventional cardiac catheterization Cardiac biopsies Transesophageal echocardiograms (TEE) Vascular procedures include: Cerebral angiography Visceral angiography Venograms Vascular interventions including embolization and stenting General radiology Intervention procedures include: Gastric/drainage tube insertions and replacement Esophageal dilatation Transcutaneous abscess drainages Transcutaneous renal/liver biopsies (ultrasound-guided) Transcutaneous nephrostomy Joint injections Sialograms