SERVICES

X-RAYS


X-ray technology uses electromagnetic radiation to produce digital images of the human body. The image is recorded on a film, called a radiograph. The x-ray process issues minimal doses of radiation making it a safe and painless procedure that lasts 10 - 20 minutes on average.

Some examples are the chest X-ray, which can identify lung diseases such as pneumonia, or lung cancer and the abdominal X-ray, which can detect gallstones or kidney stone.


The patient should refrain from wearing clothing with metallic jewelry and ornaments such as hair clips, under wire bras, zippers and buttons.
The patient must continue with their regular medication regimen, if any.


The patient will have to lay or stand and remain still during the exam while following specific breathing instructions from the technologist, if any. The patient may also be asked to remove any metal in the area being examine.


All of our diagnostic examinations are interpreted by Board-Certified Radiologists. The results of your X-ray will be sent to your referring physician as soon as they are interpreted. It is the patients´ responsibility to contact their referring physician to discuss the results of their examination and ask for further recommendations.