Univ Of Penn Community Radiology

Diagnostic Radiology

Univ Of Penn Community Radiology is a Diagnostic Radiology practice in Wayne, PA with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in diagnosing diseases and injuries with imaging technology. Diagnostic Radiologists at Univ Of Penn Community Radiology perform imaging with x-rays, ultrasounds, CT scans, or radiation in order to diagnose disorders or dysfunctions in tissues and bones. Diagnostic Radiology is a field of medicine that applies imaging technology to diagnose disease and dysfunction. Significant diseases and conditions treated at Diagnostic Radiology practices include bone fractures, bronchitis, heart disease, kidney stones, cirrhosis, and benign or cancerous tumors. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Diagnostic Radiology practices include x-rays, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) tests, computed tomography (CT) scans, ultrasounds, mammographies, fluoroscopies, nuclear stress tests, positron emission tomographies (PET), and bone density scans (DEXA).

A radiologist who utilizes x-ray, radionuclides, ultrasound and electromagnetic radiation to diagnose and treat disease.

Nuclear Medicine

A nuclear medicine specialist employs the properties of radioactive atoms and molecules in the diagnosis and treatment of disease and in research. Radiation detection and imaging instrument systems are used to detect disease as it changes the function and metabolism of normal cells, tissues and organs. A wide variety of diseases can be found in this way, usually before the structure of the organ involved by the disease can be seen to be abnormal by any other techniques. Early detection of coronary artery disease (including acute heart attack), early cancer detection and evaluation of the effect of tumor treatment, diagnosis of infection and inflammation anywhere in the body and early detection of blood clot in the lungs are all possible with these techniques. Unique forms of radioactive molecules can attack and kill cancer cells (e.g., lymphoma, thyroid cancer) or can relieve the severe pain of cancer that has spread to bone

Neuroradiology

Univ Of Penn Community Radiology is a Neuroradiology practice in Wayne, PA with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in diagnosing spine, neck, head, and central nervous system conditions by strategically using neuroimaging techniques. Neuroradiologists at Univ Of Penn Community Radiology perform X-rays, computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans to detect neurological dysfunctions. Neuroradiology is a subspecialty of radiology that diagnoses and characterizes abnormalities of the central and peripheral nervous system. Significant diseases and conditions treated at Neuroradiology practices include cerebrovascular diseases, head, neck, and spinal diseases, carotid blowout syndrome, epistaxis, and facial hemangioma. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Neuroradiology practices include computed tomography (CT), diffuse optical imaging, event-related optical signal, magnetic resonance imaging, functional magnetic resonance imaging, magnetoencephalography, positron emission tomography, single-photon emission computed tomography, and cranial ultrasound.

A radiologist who diagnoses and treats diseases utilizing imaging procedures as they relate to the brain, spine and spinal cord, head, neck and organs of special sense in adults and children.

Pediatric Radiology

A radiologist who is proficient in all forms of diagnostic imaging as it pertains to the treatment of diseases in the newborn, infant, child and adolescent. This specialist has knowledge of both imaging and interventional procedures related to the care and management of diseases of children. A pediatric radiologist must be highly knowledgeable of all organ systems as they relate to growth and development, congenital malformations, diseases peculiar to infants and children and diseases that begin in childhood but cause substantial residual impairment in adulthood.

Vascular & Interventional Radiology

Univ Of Penn Community Radiology is a Vascular & Interventional Radiology practice in Wayne, PA with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in using radiological imaging to diagnose and treat diseases and disorders. Vascular & Interventional Radiologists at Univ Of Penn Community Radiology perform minimally-invasive, image-guided procedures to minimize the need for invasive surgery. Vascular & Interventional Radiology is a medical specialty focused on applying image-guided, minimally invasive therapy to manage or eliminate internal organ disease or disorders. Significant diseases and conditions treated at Vascular & Interventional Radiology practices include heart disease, vascular disease, cancer, blood vessel disease, pulmonary embolism, varicose veins, aneurysm, tumor, uterine fibroid, kidney stones, gallstones, and blocked veins. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Vascular & Interventional Radiology practices include angioplasty, blood vessel stenting, cryoplasty, embolization, chemoembolization, gastrostomy, liver drainage, tumor ablation, and vertebroplasty.

A radiologist who diagnoses and treats diseases by various radiologic imaging modalities. These include fluoroscopy, digital radiography, computed tomography, sonography and magnetic resonance imaging.