Johnson County Healthcare Center

                New CT Scanner at JCHC

Beginning in Sept. of 08, JCHC will have a new, state of the art CAT Scan machine. This will eliminate driving out of town for many of the studies that previously couldn't be done here.
Our new machine not only improves early detection of disease, but also decreases the time you have to spend waiting for and receiving a test.

Recent advances in imaging technology -- like CT scans, MRIs, PET scans, and other techniques -- have had a huge impact on the diagnosis and treatment of disease.

"Advances in imaging over the last five years have revolutionized almost every aspect of medicine," says Jonathan Lewin, MD, chairman of the department of radiology at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore.

More detailed imaging is allowing doctors to see things in new ways. Imaging can provide early and more accurate diagnoses. In some cases, it might even lead to better and more successful treatment.

"Just about every field of medicine is using imaging more than they used to," says William Eversman, MD, chairman of radiology at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Ariz. "I'm not saying that the physical exam is a dying art. But doctors are coming to see just how valuable and accurate these tests can be."

Billing
JCHC is using Capital Radiology/Big Horn Radiology of Sheridan for some of our radiology services. Please note that you will receive a bill from Capital Radiology/Big Horn Radiology of Sheridan as well as a bill from Johnson County Healthcare Center when you have radiology services at JCHC

3D ultrasounds
Ultrasound is a safe imaging method that results in moving video images of internal organs when a transducer is placed on skin that has been prepared with water-soluble gel. Ultrasound images many abdominal and pelvic organs, blood vessels, and soft tissues. It can also provide guidance for needle biopsy, fluid drainage, and obstetric imaging.
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Some of the newer exams we are doing in Radiology, using newer technology:

Ultrasound Imaging of the Breast

Ultrasound imaging, also called ultrasound scanning or sonography, involves exposing part of the body to high-frequency sound waves to produce pictures of the inside of the body. Ultrasound exams do not use ionizing radiation (x-ray). Because ultrasound images are captured in real-time, they can show the structure and movement of the body's internal organs, as well as blood flowing through blood vessels.

Ultrasound imaging is usually a painless medical test that helps physicians diagnose and treat medical conditions.

Ultrasound imaging of the breast produces a picture of the internal structures of the breast.

A Doppler ultrasound study may be part of a breast ultrasound examination.

Doppler ultrasound is a special ultrasound technique that evaluates blood as it flows through a blood vessel, including the body's major arteries and veins in the abdomen, arms, legs and neck.

During a breast ultrasound examination the sonographer or physician performing the test may use Doppler techniques to evaluate blood flow or lack of flow in any breast mass. This may in some cases provide additional information as to the cause of the mass.

3D and 4D Ultrasound Imaging

3D ultrasounds

3D ultrasounds utilize high frequency sound waves via a handheld probe to emit and capture impulses of ultrasound waves emitted at various angles to gather high resolution 3D images of the developing fetus. The results are an amazingly clear view of the placenta and umbilical cord allowing obstetrician’s unparalleled access to the health of baby and mother. 3D ultrasound serves as the springboard for the newest 4D ultrasound technology which streams 3D ultrasound images together into real time video allowing for viewers to safely study fetal behavior in the womb.

 (image of fetus with 3D ultrasound )