Diagnostic imaging
Our diagnostic imaging services help healthcare teams diagnose and treat health conditions.
We provide diagnostic imaging to help your healthcare team better understand how your body is working on the inside. The results can show health problems and allow your care team to treat and manage your condition.
Your doctor will decide which tests you need based on your condition or symptoms.
Services
Our services vary at different sites but may include:
- computed tomography (CT scan): a detailed look inside any part of your body
- echocardiography: a look at your heart activity using sound waves
- electrocardiogram (ECG): a look at your heart activity and health
- fluoroscopy: a look at your body structures or systems in motion
- general radiography (X-ray): a look inside your body, for example, at bones and organs
- interventional radiography/angiography: a look at your blood vessels
- magnetic resonance imaging (MRI scan): a look at the structures inside your body
- nuclear medicine: a look at how your organs or tissues are working
- ultrasound: a look at your organs, blood vessels and tissues using sound waves
Referral
You will need a referral from your doctor to use these services.
Locations
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Alberta's only sedated MRI exams for adult outpatients
The Misericordia Community Hospital is the only facility in Alberta to offer sedated MRI exams for adult outpatients.
ReadNovember 25, 2019