DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING TECHNOLOGY

Clark Memorial Hospital uses the latest technology to diagnose, treat, and prevent cancer. Our mobile Positron Emission Tomography scanner (P.E.T.) can pinpoint the area of a tumor. It provides an image that helps determine if the cells are growing or changing in shape, usually predicting if it is cancerous. Also, it can determine whether or not chemotherapy treatments have affected the tumor and if the cancer has spread.

Our GE Light Speed Ultra CT Scanner can take up to eight images at one time, or 16 images a second. This new technology is more advanced than the typical 4-slice technology and provides greater detailed images for easier diagnosis. The GE Light Speed Ultra is much faster than conventional CT Scanners.

The Walter and Hazel Bales Women’s Imaging Center at Clark Memorial Hospital has three mammography suites offering the latest in diagnostic imaging. Each system produces clear x-rays of the breast tissue to detect lumps too small to be felt by self-examination. The Center also has two ultrasound units that are fully accredited with the American College of Radiology (ACR) for further diagnostic analysis. To determine the presence of cancer, Clark Memorial uses the Mammotome System to perform stereotactic breast biopsies. The Mammotome System is the least invasive of all breast cancer detection procedures and is effective in determining if a lump is benign or malignant.

The hospital also utilizes Endoscopy, MRI, and Spiral CT Scanner services to diagnose cancer.