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Vaping and Lung Cancer

In today's post, we discuss vaping and lung cancer screening. Switching from cigarettes to vaping...

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What is prostate cancer?

What Is Prostate Cancer?The prostate is a gland only found in males and is where...

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Are Trampolines Safe?

Are trampolines safe? According to a new AARS Study, the answer may be "no."

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PET Scan for Cancer Diagnosis & Treatment

Learn how a PET Scan locates cancer cells and is used to properly diagnosis and...

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Why is an MRI so Loud?

In today's post, find the answer to a very common question asked here at Capitol...

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Your First Mammogram: What To Expect

Going through something the first time is usually when it causes the most concern, worry...

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Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. Prostate cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in...

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PET/CT & Inflammatory Breast Cancer

PET/CT & Inflammatory Breast Cancer | Learn how PET/CT locates cancer cells and is used...

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Echocardiogram: Understanding the Study

In today's post, find out how an echocardiogram is used to diagnose a variety of...

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Coronary Calcium Score

In today's post, find out how your coronary calcium score can help your doctor to...

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How Much Does a PET/CT Cost?

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Open MRI in Jackson Mississippi

Capitol Imaging Services proudly houses the only true open MRI in Jackson, Mississippi. But what...

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How Much Does an MRI Cost?

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Annual Mammogram | Get on Track

Patients delaying their annual mammogram means thousands of cases of breast cancer are going undetected;...

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Imaging Tests for Cancer

Today we discuss imaging tests for cancer, when they are ordered, and how they are...

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Open MRI Near Me

If you've asking, "Does Capitol Imaging Services has an Open MRI near me?" With multiple...

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MRI Scan

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What is global billing?

There are many confusing terms surrounding healthcare, healthcare services and health insurance coverage. Numerous different...

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Pelvic and obstetrical ultrasounds

We are sure that most women out there have had the pleasure of experiencing an...

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Florida Physician refers to CIS

Why does a physician in Florida refer all of her patients to Capitol Imaging Services?...

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Large Bore MRI in Columbus, MS

In the continuing mission for Capitol Imaging Services to implement the latest imaging technologies while...

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Know your rights

When you visit your doctor and he recommends you have a radiological scan (MRI, CT,...

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Utilize your HSA or FSA funds

Capitol Imaging Services provides a reminder that in virtually all cases, monies from a qualified...

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lung cancer screening guidelines

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently recommended an update to lung cancer...

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Lung Cancer Awareness Month

The month of November is designated as Lung Cancer Awareness Month. The Lung Cancer Awareness Month...

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Genius 3D Mammography

Conventional 2D mammograms provide doctors with a 2D image to evaluate the breast. This can...

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Paying for Imaging

Millions of diagnostic exams are performed in the United States each year. However, planning and paying...

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X-rays for knee pain

Knee pain is common among Americans age 40 and up. Nearly 1 in 17 people...

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CT of the abdomen and pelvis

Capitol Imaging Services answers the question, “Why would a doctor recommend a CT of the...

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Positioning Inside an MRI

This is an inquiry Capitol Imaging Services associates and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) technologists get...

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When a breast MRI is recommended

A question a woman may first ask when her physician recommends a breast MRI is...

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Three options for breast biopsy

A Capitol Imaging Services network affiliate, Diagnostic Imaging Services (DIS), offers three different options for...

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What is Cauda Equina Syndrome?

Cauda Equina Syndrome is a rare, but very serious condition affecting body areas such as...

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What is a mammogram standing order?

This question is often asked of a woman contacting Capitol Imaging Services (CIS) to arrange...

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Prepare Your Child for Imaging

Going to the doctor can be scary enough for young children. So the idea of...

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CT Scan Versus MRI

Computed Tomography (CT) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans both provide diagnostic images of the...

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MRI Sticker Shock

Even though this is not a story from our area, it still holds relevance not...

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Know Your CPT Codes

Capitol Imaging Services (CIS) has long touted the encouragement for people to inquire and know...

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Transparent Pricing for Services

Effective January 1, 2021, a federal rule says hospitals have to list the costs of...

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What you should know about ultrasound

Most people have heard of ultrasound and associate this common imaging procedure with pregnancy. What...

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Movement During MRI

FREEZE! Hold still during your Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) exam. Did you know that even the...

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Symptoms of Prostate Cancer

Capitol Imaging Services shares an article that identifies five symptoms that should not be ignored...

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Why Measure Bone Density?

We’ve all heard that bone density is crucial to good health. But at what age...

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What is disc desiccation?

In some radiology test results for a diagnostic exam such as a Magnetic Resonance Imaging...

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What is sinusitis?

Particularly in the early part of the year, flu season is in full swing. Many people...

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What is deep vein thrombosis?

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) has been defined as a serious condition that occurs when a...

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Colon Cancer Awareness Month

As part of national health observances that are spread out throughout the year, the month...

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Would red wine cut heart disease risk?

February is American Heart Month. In continued recognition of this, Capitol Imaging Services shares a...

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CT screenings cut lung cancer deaths

According to a study conducted in the Netherlands and published in the January 2020...

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MRI vs MRA | What's the Difference?

The difference between an Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and an MRA is that an MRA...

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Can I get access to my medical records?

Numerous times throughout the year, Capitol Imaging Services (CIS) receives requests from both people and...

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Colon Cancer Screenings Rise

In a radiology industry journal article, participation has more than doubled in colorectal cancer screening...

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Benefit of CT Colonography

People who have undergone or have been recommended to undergo an optical colonoscopy may receive...

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Benefits of Independent imaging

Many people do not realize that there is a choice when you are told by...

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Imaging for headaches or Head Injury

What diagnostic test is usually prescribed for headaches or an injury to the head area?...

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Preparing for Imaging Exam

Screening and diagnostic testing has become a very important component in health care, thanks to...

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Four Questions to Ask Medical Providers

If you want information about saving money DIRECTLY from a person who works in the...

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Learn more about breast ultrasound

Capitol Imaging Services provides information about an exam commonly performed as part of our women’s...

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Breast Density Matters

Why Is It Important To Know Your Breast Density? In today’s post, we will discuss in...

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MRI and Prostate Cancer

Much attention paid to multiparametric prostate MRI (mp-MRI) has focused on its ability to improve...

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The Skyra's the limit

Would you be interested in having your MRI in a 3T ultra-high field system (a...

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Breast cancer: symptoms and treatment

Capitol Imaging Services shares an informative three-minute presentation on the most common forms of cancer...

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Baseline Screening Mammogram

What is a baseline screening mammogram? The answer is simple. it’s a woman’s first mammogram. The...

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Medical Provider Prefers CIS

Most would initially conclude that the above statement comes from a satisfied person who came...

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Advantages of CT lung cancer screening

In an update to the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST), which was launched in 2002,...

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ASBrS Mammogram Guidelines

ASBrS Mammogram GuidelinesCapitol Imaging Services (CIS) is dedicated to providing comprehensive women's health services. We...

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Breast Self-Examination

According to many resources, most any private time is the perfect time for women to...

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Tyrer-Cuzick breast cancer assessment

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MRI Claustrophobia

If you have ever felt nervous, anxious or on edge when in tight spaces such...

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DIS awarded Breast Center of Excellence

In the greater New Orleans and southeastern Louisiana region, the Diagnostic Imaging Services Women’s Center,...

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Claustrophobic MRI Success

For some of the population, confined spaces such as a crowded elevator or entering a...

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Outpatient vs Hospital Imaging

That’s a common question asked by both people who are patients themselves and medical providers...

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Breast Biopsy Accreditation

Our Capitol Imaging Services affiliate, Diagnostic Imaging Services (DIS), and their Women’s & Advanced Imaging...

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What is facet arthropathy?

It’s fairly common for a radiology report received by a physician, who sent a patient...

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What is BI-RADS?

BI–RADS stands for Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System and was established by the American...

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"You saved my life"

In the world of healthcare, lives depend upon the expertise of those in the profession....

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When is a CT Ordered?

CT (Computed Tomography) scanning is useful to get a very detailed 3-D image of certain...

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How to perform a self breast exam

Many times, women will ask our technologists at our various Capitol Imaging Services affiliate, Diagnostic...

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3D mammography finds smaller cancers

According to a presentation made at a radiology-centered medical convention, a study was presented that...

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Prostate Cancer Risk Factors

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Prostate Cancer and MRI

September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. The public’s understanding of the disease is increasing, including its...

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Patient Saves $600 on MRI

Hey, we think the image to the right is exactly how the man felt when...

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How to Discuss Medical Costs

The headline is from a published article in Consumer Reports and written by a physician....

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Ankle joint effusion

An ankle joint effusion, or swollen ankle, is typically the result of excess fluids gathering...

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What is facet arthrosis?

Each vertebra in the spinal column has a pair of facet joints, which acts as...

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Diagnosing Rotator Cuff Injuries

Ahhh…fall is soon here. This season means football, exercise and …shoulder injuries? That’s right, shoulder...

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Why is a radiologist's report important?

As outlined by the American College of Radiology, there are over 15 components of a...

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What is the function of an imaging test?

Diagnostic imaging lets doctors look inside your body for clues about a medical condition. A...

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What is breast cyst aspiration?

A breast cyst is a fluid-filled sac, like a tiny balloon, inside the breast. Breast...

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What's the value of nuclear medicine?

Nuclear medicine is a safe, painless, and cost-effective way of gathering information that may otherwise...

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The sounds of MRI

Those of us who work at Capitol Imaging Services are often asked by people, particularly...

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What is radiculopathy?

If anyone has ever heard of this term in their discussion with their physician or...

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Ten Reasons to Choose CIS

When you visit your doctor and you get a recommendation for an imaging exam, you’ll...

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Risks of Osteoporosis

May is National Osteoporosis Month. According to the National Council for Aging Care and the...

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Benefits of 3D Mammography

Why should women take advantage of this 3D mammography technology? Some reasons are provided below. The...

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Why bone density scans matter

May is National Osteoporosis Month. Osteoporosis is a major public health threat for an estimated...

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What is Paget's disease of bone?

Paget’s disease is a chronic condition which interferes with your body’s normal bone remodeling process. Bone...

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Understanding Computed Tomography

A CT scan uses a computer that takes data from several X-ray images of structures...

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Low on dose in Computed Tomography

In this case, being low is a very, very good thing. And being high (or higher)...

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Be a smart shopper on health care

The bane of any purchaser is not knowing enough about the purchase opportunity. We try...

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Stitching and Scoliosis

Scoliosis is a disorder that causes an abnormal curve of the spine and backbone that...

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What is a Pars fracture?

A person visited Capitol Imaging Services due to experiencing low back and right leg pain....

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2D VS 3D Mammography

Every year, hundreds of thousands of women in the United States are told by their...

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What are Dense Breasts?

Dense breast tissue refers to the appearance of breast tissue on a mammogram. It's a...

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Breast MRI Imaging

Capitol Imaging Services shares information about an advanced imaging exam we perform as part of...

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What is a PI-RADS score?

The tremendous interest in 3T multiparametric MRI (mpMRI), not only here in the U.S. but...

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Understanding a Hysterosalpingogram

A hysterosalpingogram (HSG) is an x-ray test that looks at the inside of the uterus...

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The role of the radiologist in health care

Radiologists are doctors who specialize in the diagnosis of disease through interpreting imaging exams. Many...

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The difference between CT and MRI

CT (Computed Tomography) scans and MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) scans both provide diagnostic images of...

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Mammogram Standing Order

This question is often asked of a woman contacting Capitol Imaging Services to arrange a...

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Ankle break or a sprain: which is it?

It is estimated that more than one million people visit the emergency room annually with...

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DEXA Scan

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Your midsection and ultrasound

What is considered to be the “abdominal area, the midsection so to speak of your...

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What is an upper GI test?

An upper gastrointestinal series is an x-ray test used to define the anatomy of the...

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Deductible, Coinsurance, and Copay

Many people are confused about the differences between an insurance deductible, co-pay and coinsurance. In short,...

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MRI and Ionizing Radiation

In a report from MD Anderson related to oncology patient perceptions of the use of...

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Save Money on Medical Imaging

Medical imaging is one area of healthcare in which people can truly save money. It’s...

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What causes neck pain?

In a recent article, neck pain was cited as being most commonly caused by mechanical stress...

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MRI & Identifying Causes of Pain

Imagine the following scenario: Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) provides enough detail that the radiologist and...

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Learn more about CT scans

A computerized tomography (CT) scan is a type of medical imaging test that combines several...

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Visit DIS and "Pink up the Pace"

Diagnostic Imaging Services will be hosting our first ever “PINK UP THE PACE” event on...

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Why does my joint hurt? Ouch!

Joints form the connections between bones. They provide support and help you move. Any damage...

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Understanding Ultrasounds

Bellies and tummies are where we keep things, including laughs, gumbo and babies. But this area holds...

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Shopping for Imaging Studies

Become an educated consumer. Take ownership in your health care dollar and understand why you...

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Like music to my ears - literally

That’s what some MRI patients may tell you after their MRI experience at Diagnostic Imaging...

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Understanding an Arthrogram

Capitol Imaging Services is a freestanding independent outpatient imaging provider that performs a specialty procedure...

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Bone Scan - What to Expect

Bone Imaging is used to detect skeletal lesions as the earliest possible time, monitor the...

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Why Order a CT Scan?

CT (Computed Tomography) scanning is a noninvasive way to study all parts of your body....

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Thousands more for an ultrasound

Capitol Imaging Services was contacted by a woman who had her doctor recommend an ultrasound...

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Medical Imaging vs Radiation

For a number of years, the media did extensive coverage from time to time on...

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Don't pay through the nose!

Capitol Imaging Services says do yourself a favor and breathe easier by choosing us. At one...

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What is the value of a DaTscan?

Parkinson’s disease, a degenerative neurological disease affecting balance, movement and agility, affects approximately 1 percent...

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November is American Diabetes Month

Diabetes can strike anyone, from any walk of life. And it does – in numbers that...

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MRI of ruptured breast implant

Breast implants are one of the more commonly performed plastic surgery procedures in the United...

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Breast Lumps Need Evaluation

Finding a lump in your breast can be a scary thing, but is it something...

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What do people think of their DIS visit?

While we know that despite our very best efforts, we will never be perfect. But,...

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Like many -- we have come a long way

As the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina approaches, we thought we would share how...

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Katrina 10 years ago... a look back

“Here’s the way we wash our money, wash our money….” Many in our area, as well...

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What is a ganglioglioma?

A ganglioglioma is a rare type of brain tumor. Tumors are issues that grow more...

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Prayers for Lafayette

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What is arthropathy?

Have you ever been told by a doctor or health care provider that you have...

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Attention all savers!

Diagnostic Imaging Services believes we will save people money on their imaging exams while providing...

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Celebrating a half-century at DIS!

Congratulations on 50 wonderful years! Diagnostic Imaging Services is honored to have Mackie as part of our...

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MRI Exams of the Spine

For non-medical people wondering about specific Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) exams of the spine, it’s...

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Radiologist In Health Care

Radiologists are doctors who specialize in the diagnosis of disease through interpreting imaging exams. Many...

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The eye popping cost of cancer drugs

While Diagnostic Imaging Services is not an organization that provides oncology services, we do screen...

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Diet and Breast Cancer

According to the American Cancer Society, “A healthy diet can also help you get to...

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What is a radiology subspecialist?

Often, Diagnostic Imaging Services is asked the question regarding radiology subspecialist. What does this exactly mean? A...

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Benefits of MR Enterography

MR enterography is a special type of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) performed with...

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What is a radiologist?

Radiologists are medical doctors (MDs) or doctors of osteopathic medicine (DOs) who specialize in diagnosing...

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Financing for Imaging Exams

DIS is pleased to introduce our participation in the CareCredit Healthcare Credit Card program. For over...

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CareCredit Healthcare Credit Card

Capitol Imaging Services has produced a short presentation that highlights the important points of the...

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How does an MRI work?

Want a short, concise explanation about the basics of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)? Then, the...

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From all of us at DIS...

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What does not cause breast cancer

Over the years, many factors have been studied to see whether or not they increase...

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Keeping up with DIS

Diagnostic Imaging Services shares our latest newsletter for October 2014.

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Hear their stories. Share yours.

Diagnostic Imaging Services shares a powerful message courtesy of the Estee Lauder Companies. We recommend having...

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Why Have a Breast MRI?

Guidelines from the American Cancer Society do include screening MRI with mammography for certain high-risk...

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An explanation of MRI during pregnancy

Courtesy of the American College of Radiology, Diagnostic Imaging Services shares a four-minute presentation that...

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DIS hosts CereScan open house

Dr. Gregory Hipskind, M.D. conducted an educational and clinical discussion regarding brain SPECT imaging completed...

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You have the right to choose!

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Bones and Osteoporosis

May is National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month. In conjunction with the observance, here are...

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Ultrasound-Guided Breast Biopsy

Lumps or abnormalities in the breast are often detected by physical examination, mammography, or other...

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Shades of prostate cancer?

Diagnostic Imaging Services shares an informative presentation by the Prostate Cancer Research Institute regarding the...

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Arm yourself and know your CPT code

Arm yourself with an important piece of information for a medical service — the CPT...

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Ways to save on health care costs

As health care consumers endure higher deductibles and reduced insurance benefits, it is becoming more...

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3D mammography brochure

Capitol Imaging Services provides a link to a brochure that does an excellent job of...

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Prostate Biopsy Alternatives

Prostate biopsy does answer the question as to whether or not cancer is present. However,...

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Learn more about MRCP

Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) is a special type of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) exam that...

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MRI vs CT Scan | What's the Difference?

Here is a brief excerpt from an answer to the question posed above, provided by...

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What is a hysterosalpingogram?

A hysterosalpingogram is an x-ray of the uterus and fallopian tubes which allows visualization of...

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How Does MRI Work?

MRI is short for Magnetic Resonance Imaging. It is a procedure used in imaging centers to scan...

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