Slidell Memorial Hospital Leads the Way in Medical Imaging

Medical imaging refers to the different technologies used to view the human body in order to diagnose, monitor, or treat medical conditions. Even if you’ve never had personal experience with these medical imaging technologies, chances are you’ve heard of one or more of the following:

· Computed Tomography (CT)

· Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

· Positron Emission Tomography (PET)

· Ultrasound/Medical Sonography

· X-Ray

Each of these technologies provides doctors with different information about the area of the body being studied or treated, related to possible disease, injury, or the effectiveness of medical treatment.

Medical imaging has come a long way in the past 30 years. That’s why the New England Journal of Medicine ranked imaging as one of the top medical developments of the past 1,000 years. It has helped doctors develop new ways to detect, diagnose, and treat a wide variety of medical conditions.

Slidell Memorial Hospital is so committed to harnessing the full potential of medical imaging for our patients we offer a full range of both diagnostic and therapeutic procedures with the highest quality images.

We also recently completed a $1.5 million renovation project that enables us to provide a wide array of imaging services including Computed Tomography (CT), Interventional Mammography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Nuclear Medicine, Ultrasound and X-ray with Special Procedures.

Additionally, SMH's Medical Imaging department offers the only 64-slice CT scanner in Eastern St. Tammany Parish.

Call us at (985) 280-8585 today to schedule an appointment with one of our Medical Imaging clinicians to learn more.

As a 229-bed acute care hospital located in the heart of Slidell, LA, Slidell Memorial Hospital provides access to emergency and cancer services, as well as the latest treatments, technology and expert physicians.