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General radiology
General x-rays can be performed on these areas:
- abdomen
- chest
- pelvis/hip
- ribs
- skull/sinuses/facial bones/orbits
- spine: cervical, thoracic and/or lumbar
- upper or lower extremity
If the patient is either too ill to come to the Radiology Department, or is having a surgical procedure performed, a portable x-ray machine can be taken to the patient's bedside or operating room table.
General radiology procedures with or without fluoroscopy include:
- arthrogram
- digestive tract studies: esophagus, stomach, small bowel, and colon
- feeding and speech studies
- IVP
- myelogram
- sialogram
- feeding tube insertion
- voiding cystogram
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