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Department of Medical Imaging provides the following services at The Ottawa Hospital.
![Mamography machine](/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/mamography-machine.jpg)
Breast Imaging
A Mammogram is a simple way for doctors to look for early signs of breast cancer and other health concerns.
![Three hospital employees observing a scan on a computer](/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/scan-image-on-a-computer.jpg)
Computerized Tomography
A CT scan, also known as a CAT scan, uses many x-ray images from different angles and computer to produce cross sectional images.
![A nurse in an operating room](/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/nurse-in-an-operating-room.jpg)
DMI Nursing
Nursing provides care to patients before, during, and after many tests/procedures within the Department of Medical Imaging.
![Two hospital staffs performing an X-Ray on a patient](/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/X-Ray.jpg)
General X-Ray
X-ray or radiography is the oldest and most frequently used form of medical imaging.
![X-Ray Image of Lung Angio](/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/X-Ray-Image-of-Lung-Angio.jpg)
Interventional Radiology
Interventional Radiology (IR) is a medical specialty that performs minimally invasive treatments using x ray imaging for procedure guidance.
![A hospital staff using an MRI machine](/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/MRI-machine.jpg)
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Magnetic Resonance Imaging scan (MRI) is a test that uses magnetics, radio waves, and a computer to produce images of the body.
![a nuclear medicine test](/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Landing-page-card-NucMed.jpg)
Nuclear Medicine
Nuclear medicine is a branch of medical imaging that uses radioactive product called a tracer to check how well organs and tissues function within the body.
![a hospital employee observing ultrasound pictures](/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/ultrasound-pictures.jpg)
Ultrasound
Diagnostic Ultrasound is a imaging procedure using high frequency sound waves rather than x-rays to create pictures.
Last updated on: September 29th, 2022