diagnostic testing

Diagnostic imaging helps your provider determine the root cause of your pain or ailment.  These techniques allow doctors to see what is happening inside your body to your bones, muscles, nerves, and soft tissues and make a correct diagnosis.  Your doctor may also use these techniques as part of helping you manage your condition. 
For many patients, having x-ray imaging is the first step.  For your convenience, this can be done right in the office at your consultation.
X-Ray Scans
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X-Ray images are a quick, cost effective, and excellent tool for screening for fractures and dislocations.  They are widely available in orthopaedic offices.  They are also very efficient as a follow-up tool to ensure proper healing. 

CT Scans
CT Scan

Computerized Tomography (CT) scans are available in the hospital and provide a quick imaging tool which provides excellent 3D bone imaging.  They can detect subtle fractures in the bone and are helpful to a surgeon in pre-operative planning in complex cases.

MRI Scans
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Scans provide exceptional images and are the best choice for viewing soft tissues.  However, the scan is lengthy and more expensive than other imaging techniques.

Ultrasound
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Ultrasound uses sound waves to create an image.  This type of imaging is fast, inexpensive, and uses no radiation.  The operator can take 2D pictures with it but real time imaging is the most helpful.  It can be used to image fractures, check bone healing, and see tendon/ligament injuries.

Bone Scan
Bone Imaging

A Bone Scan is a type of nuclear imaging where a small amount of radioactive tracers are introduced into the body and photographed with a special camera over the course of several hours.  The tracers collect in areas of the bone that have a different metabolism due to injury, infection, or disease.  This test is helpful when there are unexplained reasons for bone pain.  

Fluoroscopy
Fluoroscopy of the Knee

Fluoroscopy imaging provides a real time, low dose x-ray image in 2D or 3D.  The images are not as crisp as traditional x-ray, but it is portable and allows an orthopaedic surgeon to do quick progress checks on implants during surgery. 

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