CT Scanner
Thanks to CT scanning (computed tomography, often called a “CAT” scan) doctors can view a “slice” of the human body painlessly. Often used to diagnose life-threatening conditions and issues like cancer, blood clots, infections, lung and liver disease, head and spine injuries and internal bleeding, Barstow Community Hospital includes CT scans among the variety of diagnostic tools we use to give patients of all ages a clear picture of illness and injury.
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End of Year Benefits
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Diagnostic Imaging
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Bone Mineral Density Testing
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Fluoroscopy
Think of fluoroscopy like a video x-ray. With the help of a contrast agent like barium (which helps illuminate physical structures when introduced into the patient’s body), fluoroscopy gives doctors a real-time view of bodily systems at work. The procedure is...
Interventional Radiology
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
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Mammography
More than 200,000 new cases of breast cancer are discovered in the U.S. each year. At Barstow Community Hospital, we know the value of early detection and mammography is a tool we use to identify potential issues. An x-ray of the breast, mammography is used to look...
Nuclear Medicine
A special kind of imaging, nuclear medicine creates images of the body and its functions by capturing the energy of a safe radioactive substance as it flows through the body. It’s used to detect tumors and infection by bringing to light a number of bodily processes...
Ultrasound
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Simple + Price
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