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Ultrasound. To generate images of organs, ultrasound uses abdomen and chest. In addition to its three standard MRI machines, UM Shore Regional Health also has "open-bore" high-frequency sound waves. Computerized tomography (CT). This type of X-ray captures images in "slices," which show a cross-section of the body. The "slices" provide more information for doctors MRI machines at Easton and Queenstown to accommodate larger patients and those who are claustrophobic. Positron emission tomography (PET). A radioactive substance known as a tracer helps locate disease. As this to use in diagnosis. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Radio waves and a substance travels through the body, the machine's computer strong magnetic field are used to create images to diagnose detects its signals and produces 3-D images. In addition, the spine and joint disorders, some tumors, and problems in the detailed images from CT and PET can be used together to IMAGING BY LOCATION UM Shore Medical Center at Chestertown UM Shore Medical Center at Dorchester UM Shore Medical Center at Easton UM Shore Medical Pavilion at Queenstown UM Shore Diagnostic Center at Denton UM Shore Diagnostic Center at Easton Bone Density CT Scans Diagnostic Radiology Fluoroscopy Interventional Radiology MRI Mammography Nuclear Medicine PET/CT Ultrasound X-Ray 8 Maryland's HealtH Matters Claustrophobic? UM Shore Regional Health has MRI machines with wider and shorter

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Maryland's Health Matters - UM Shore Regional Health - Spring 2014
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A Healthy Start
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Maryland's Health Matters - UM Shore Regional Health - Spring 2014