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Your doctor has ordered a prostate MRI scan for you. Regardless of the reason for the MRI, There are a few things you will need to know in order to achieve the most accurate results.

Today, December 28, 2018, Houston Medical Imaging announced that their outpatient imaging facility will be open to schedule MRIs on their new Ultra High Field 3T MRI GE Pioneer machine. The imaging center is located at 9180 Katy Fwy St. 100, Houston, TX 77055.

Introducing Dr. Longbotham at The Women’s Center

Center of Excellence to Deliver Compassionate Care at a New and Convenient Location

About Dr. Stenoien 

CEO Houston Medical Imaging 

Introduction

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a noninvasive medical test that physicians use to diagnose and treat medical conditions. MRI uses a powerful magnetic field, radio frequency pulses and a computer to produce detailed pictures of organs, soft tissues, bone and virtually all other internal body structures. MRI does not use ionizing radiation (x-rays).

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Introduction:

Ultrasound-guided breast biopsy utilizes ultrasound in order to precisely biopsy a suspicious mass visible at ultrasound. Typically, suspicious microcalcifications are biopsied using stereotactic guidance, while masses are biopsied using ultrasound-guidance. The radiologist may choose to use a skinny needle, core needle or vacuum-assisted biopsy device. When biopsying suspicious masses, we typically use the Mammotome™ vacuum-assisted needle. This has been shown to be the most sensitive and specific method to perform ultrasound-guided biopsy, minimizing the risk of a nondiagnostic biopsy or sampling error.
Minimally invasive biopsy is preferred to open surgical biopsy. Your physician however may choose to perform a surgical biopsy, particularly if the lesion lies too close to the skin or chest wall, or simply cannot be adequately defined at ultrasound. Additionally, better cosmetic results may be possible with an excision of a likely benign lesion such as a fibroadenoma.

Clinical History

52 year old female with chronic low back pain, unresponsive to conservative management and physical therapy, failed ESI procedure elsewhere.

Exam

Whole Body Bone Scan
SPECT CT Fusion scan of the lumbar spine