State-of-the-Art Technology for Diagnostic Imaging

Uses a series of X-rays to measure how many grams of calcium and other bone minerals are packed into a segment of bone. Common test areas include the hip, leg, spine, and arms.

In a controlled clinical environment, this test measures the heart's ability to respond to external stress. The stress response is induced by exercise or by intravenous pharmacological stimulation.

Combines a series of X-ray images captured from different angles around a patient’s body. A computer then processes those X-rays to create cross-sectional images of the bones, blood vessels and soft tissues inside your body, offering more-detailed information than a regular x-ray.

Uses non-invasive imaging such as X-rays to diagnose patients, allowing doctors to look inside a patient’s body to detect a variety of concerns, including broken bones, or evaluate concerns such as lung function or gastrointestinal disease processes.

Combines multiple breast X-rays to create a three-dimensional picture of the breast. It is a safe, low-dose X-ray, non-invasive test; it is the best screening technology for the early detection of breast cancer.

Benefits of 3D mammography include:

• Earlier detection of small breast cancers
• Fewer biopsies and additional testing
• Clearer images of dense breast tissue
• Greater accuracy in pinpointing size and location

Uses sound waves to detect abnormalities in many parts the body.

Both non-invasive tests monitor the heart: an echocardiogram looks for irregularities in the heart's structure using an ultrasound, while EKGs look for abnormalities in the heart's electrical impulses using electrodes.

A type of portable electrocardiogram (ECG) that continuously records the electrical activity of the heart continuously during an extended period of time while you are away from the doctor's office.

Takes multiple pictures with a special kind of X-ray; these images are then combined via computer to show a detailed picture of your lungs. According to a study on the early detection of lung cancer, a low-dose cancer screening test can reduce mortality for those at high risk.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will now cover lung cancer screenings for Medicare beneficiaries when they turn 50 and if they have a 20-pack year (1 pack a day for 20 years) smoking history. Individuals between 50 and 77 and currently smoke or quit smoking within the last 15 years are eligible. You may be asymptomatic and show no signs or symptoms of lung cancer.

This test uses non-invasive imaging technology that produces three-dimensional detailed anatomical images. Langdon Prairie Health’s MRI has a larger opening to increase comfort for patients. This technology makes it possible to create remarkably clear 3D cardiovascular, vascular, and musculoskeletal images.

Uses imaging technology to diagnose and treat disease; may be divided into two different areas, diagnostic radiology and interventional radiology.

Polysomnography is used to diagnose sleep disorders. Polysomnography records your brain waves, heart rate, breathing, and eye and leg movements, as well as the oxygen level in your blood, during the study.

A form of electromagnetic radiation that can pass through most objects, including the body. X-rays are used to generate images of tissues and structures inside the body.