Meet the Imaging System with X-Ray Vision

Meet the Imaging System with X-Ray Vision

Often called a “cat scan,” Computed Tomography (CT) is a non-invasive medical test used to look at the lungs, bones, soft tissues and/or blood vessels. CT uses an x-ray tube that rotates 360º around the area being scanned, capturing multiple pictures – or “slices” – as it goes.

Radiology Associates Imaging – Committed to the Communities We Serve

Radiology Associates Imaging – Committed to the Communities We Serve

Some medical providers blow into town, set up shop and present themselves as members of the community, only to be involved in scandals or even close down unexpectedly. Radiology Associates Imaging is different. We have operated our offices in three Florida counties for more than 60 years. Our doctors and support teams live in and love the communities we serve.

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Discover Lung Cancer Early With LDCT Screening at Radiology Associates Imaging (RAI)

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Discover Lung Cancer Early With LDCT Screening at Radiology Associates Imaging (RAI)

If you are or were once a heavy smoker, you should know about Low Dose Computed Tomography, or LDCT. In a randomized clinical trial of current and former heavy smokers who reached 30 “pack years” – which is the number of packs smoked a day multiplied by the number of years spent smoking – LDCT proved to catch nodules in the lung while they were still small and contained enough to be successfully treated better than conventional chest x-ray.