The Radiology Department at Skiff Medical Center uses cutting-edge technology to assist in providing you with fast, accurate diagnoses.

pacs

Our Picture Archiving and Communications System (PACS) uses computer technology to digitally store images from X-rays, CT scans, MRI studies, ultrasound exams and nuclear medicine on a computer system for instant viewing. This gives faster access to images, which means better care for you. PACS also allows our staff to manipulate the images to bring out the most important details, which helps in diagnoses.

Our state-of-the-art system also allows access to past studies, so physicians can easily monitor ongoing conditions (for example, the growth of a tumor or the degeneration of a bone or joint). These images also can be transferred to other authorized radiologists and hospitals located anywhere in the world. This means, regardless of where you are, Skiff Medical Center Radiology can help medical professionals understand your medical history.

ct scanner

Continuing Skiff Medical Center’s dedication to providing you with better care, our state- of-the-art Philips Mx8000 Multi-Slice CT Scanner helps provide us with better images, faster than ever before.

This scanner allows us to do a chest study, an abdomen and pelvic study in, literally, a single breath – resulting in an easier exam for patients. It also provides our staff with 3-D images of internal organs, 360-degree views of bones and even crystal-clear images of blood vessels near the heart, all to help provide the best care and most accurate diagnoses possible.

mri

When Skiff Medical Center installed its in-house Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Unit, we became the smallest hospital in Iowa to have a permanent MRI unit. We did this because we’re dedicated to providing you with the best care possible, regardless of our size.

Instead of driving out of town to an unfamiliar setting, you are now able to have an MRI taken right here in Newton in our new Radiology addition. In addition, our MRI unit is faster, more powerful and has better image quality than mobile units.

nuclear medicine

Skiff Medical Center’s nuclear medicine camera is used to diagnose and treat a number of medical problems by giving fast, detailed images of what is going on in the body.

By using a comparable amount of radiation received during an X-ray, nuclear medicine can identify abnormalities very early in the progression of disease.