Radiology and Imaging Specialists First in Area to Offer Prostate MRI Technology
Radiology and Imaging Specialists is proud to bring Prostate MRI to the Lakeland area. MRI is an emerging tool for early diagnosis of prostate cancer. The benefit of this new technology for patients is that the MR images taken can potentially identify specific areas within the gland that are suspicious and require additional evaluation. These images provide extensive summary reports that, in turn, highlight all crucial aspects of the study. With this information, physicians will be able to communicate study results to patients in a more effective and timely manner.
Potential candidates for prostate MRI are those patients that have elevated PSA levels or have had negative TRUS biopsy. Patients should speak with their primary care physician or urologist to see if they may benefit from this new technology.
Other than skin cancer, prostate cancer has become the most common form of cancer among American men and the second leading cause of cancer deaths in this population. One in six men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime.
RIS opens new convenient location for X-ray and Ultrasound exams in south Lakeland.
RIS has opened a new office on 3021 Lakeland Highlands Road in south Lakeland. This location offers digital X-rays and Ultrasound for our physicians and patients on the south side of town.
RIS increases productivity with high-tech MR Scanner
Technology provides increased quality, speed, and workflow.
RIS emphasizes its dedication to quality patient care with the installation of the MAGNETOM Symphony from Siemens Medical Solutions. The Symphony brings RIS an ultra high speed MR machine that provides excellent image quality, short examinations, innovative applications and increased scanning options. Siemens MAGNETOM Symphony can be used to perform a wide array of clinical examinations, including, breast, prostate, angiography and neurological studies such as functional MRI.
The Siemens MR scanners automate all imaging processes, making them faster and simpler for both the technologist and the patient to keep examination times to a minimum while maximizing patient comfort.
RIS strives to provide our community with a first-class healthcare facility keeping the focus on patient care.
3 Dimensional OB Ultrasound Available at the RIS Central Office
3-D/4-D Obstetric Elective Ultrasound Imaging can be performed at Radiology & Imaging Specialists. Your baby’s features, sweet facial expressions, movements, and beating heart will be viewed and captured on our 37 in. flat panel television. This is a unique event that you and your family will enjoy for a lifetime. Radiology & Imaging Specialists encourages that you invite the whole family to your ultrasound experience.
Vein Care Specialists (VCS) has moved to a new clinic location.
VCS is in our recently expanded and remodeled Radiology & Imaging Specialists Central Office and offers treatment services for:
ACR Accreditation
All our modalities are accredited by the American College of Radiology. The ACR is non-profit professional medical organization composed of diagnostic radiologists, radiation oncologists, interventional radiologists, nuclear medicine physicians, and medical physicists.
PET-CT
Radiology & Imaging Specialists has consistently been the leader in imaging related technology in Central Florida. In keeping with our focus on technology to serve your patients, we are pleased to announce the addition of a new mobile hybrid Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography (PET/CT) unit which arrived on March 30th. This new technology delivers the highest resolution PET/CT images on the market today. Compared with other imaging technologies, hybrid molecular imaging with PET/CT has significantly greater accuracy in detecting early cancer lesions. Cancers as small as 7 mm (the size of a thumb tack) can be visualized, allowing the radiologist to detect lesions often missed by CT alone.
