Imaging services

We provide both adult and pediatric imaging services to help doctors treat and diagnose injuries and conditions. Some of the diagnostic services we offer include:

• Angiography
• Body imaging
• Bone densitometry
• Computerized tomography (CT) scan
• Fluoroscopy
• Interventional radiography
• Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
• Mammography, including 3D mammography
• Musculoskeletal imaging
• Neurological imaging
• Nuclear imaging
• Positron emission tomography (PET) scan
• Ultrasound
• X-ray

To learn more about our imaging services, please call (912) 350-8436.

Our dedicated breast imaging center offers both screening and diagnostic 3D mammograms, so you have access to the care you need to achieve and maintain optimal breast health. 3D mammograms give our doctors detailed images that help them identify abnormalities more easily and cut back on false positives. To schedule a mammogram, please call (912) 350-PINK (7465).

After receiving a mammogram, some women with certain risk factors, such as dense breast tissue, may require additional testing, including a breast ultrasound or breast MRI. If you receive a breast cancer diagnosis following a screening, the cancer care team at our hospital will walk you through every step of your diagnosis, treatment and recovery.

Radiology is crucial for diagnosing cancer, and at the Curtis and Elizabeth Anderson Cancer Institute, we use X-rays, CT scans, PET scans, ultrasounds, nuclear medicine and MRIs to help accomplish this. With these detailed, comprehensive imaging tests, our oncologists are able to view inside the body, without the need for surgery.

Lung cancer screening

Our hospital offers an imaging program dedicated to the early detection of lung cancer. Individuals that meet the correct criteria are eligible to receive a CT scan of the lungs, a critical tool in the prevention and early detection of lung cancer.

Lung cancer is much more treatable in its earliest stages, so we do everything we can to catch cancer early and begin treatment. To learn more about lung cancer screening, please call (912) 350-LUNG (5864).

Our imaging services include an array of dedicated cardiac imaging procedures to help diagnose heart conditions. Our cardiology program aims to promote your heart health through rapid, accurate testing.

Echocardiography

An echocardiogram is a specialized type of ultrasound that closely examines your heart muscle, providing a live view of the heart and its valves so your doctor can assess how your heart is functioning. Echocardiography can help detect conditions such as:

• Atherosclerosis
• Aneurysms
• Cardiomyopathy
• Congenital abnormalities
• Congestive heart failure
• Pericarditis
• Valve disease

Electrocardiography (EKG or ECG)

An EKG assesses the electrical activity of your heart. During an EKG, electrodes are placed on your body at specific locations, so they can give a graphic representation of the heart's electrical activity.

Holter monitoring

Holter monitoring is a type of EKG that allows your doctor to assess your heart over a longer period of time. If you undergo Holter monitoring, you will wear a portable EKG device that records your heart's activity for a period of 24 to 72 hours.

This type of monitoring helps detect abnormal heart rhythms that may occur sporadically and cannot be found on a normal EKG.

Nuclear cardiology

Nuclear cardiology refers to imaging procedures that use nuclear medicine or radioisotope techniques to study your heart. We can perform radioisotope rest and stress tests to determine whether your heart is receiving enough blood.

During the stress portion of the radioisotope test, you may be asked to exercise using a treadmill or bicycle. In certain situations, stress is induced using certain medications. The stress factor will enlarge the blood vessels to the heart, allowing the doctor to measure blood flow using an ECG or radioisotope tracer.

Prior to the procedure, electrodes are attached to your body. As the blood vessels get bigger, the small amount of radiation given off by the radioisotope tracer is detected with a scanning camera. If the heart's valves narrow or the blood vessels do not enlarge, there will be less of the tracer in those areas. Areas that take in less of the tracer identify problem areas.

Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE)

TEE gives a more detailed image of your heart compared to the echocardiogram. It can provide a clearer image of the heart because the chest wall is not blocking the view.

During the procedure, you will receive intravenous (IV) medications to numb your throat and keep you sedated. A flexible tube, called a probe, is passed through the mouth into the esophagus. A transducer, which simulates ultrasound technology, is at the end of the probe and provides a clear view of the valves and structure of the heart. In addition to providing a clear image, a TEE procedure can show your doctors how well your heart is pumping blood.