Imaging Services

Radiology Services

Natchitoches Regional Medical Center’s Imaging Services offers state-of-the art radiology services for diagnosing and treating illnesses and injuries.

Accredited by the American College of Radiology, the department’s technology allows physicians to gain a better understanding of internal organs such as the lungs, kidneys, gall bladder, liver, brain and digestive tract, and other organs. They also use imaging to find broken or fractured bones, and torn ligaments. Imaging is particularly helpful in finding abnormalities such as tumors and cysts including those which are cancerous.

State-of-the-Art Technology

Committed to providing high quality healthcare services, NRMC is focused on innovation and has invested in the latest technology to ensure we are equipped with exceptional tools to serve our patients and our community.

SIGNA™ ARTIST EVO MR

The Signa MR is the most advanced 1.5T MRI system with the fastest scan capabilities and highest image quality. For patients, it offers increased comfort and shorter scan times. Its large 70cm bore provides more patient space, reducing claustrophobia by 90%, and has in-bore lighting allowing the Technologist to have full view of the patient for increased safety. Patients can be scanned feet-first which greatly reduces patient anxiety. Blanket coils, which are lightweight blankets, also improve patient comfort.

For providers it offers a wide range of imaging capabilities and advanced software enabling more accurate diagnosis and treatment options. It is also a more sustainable option, reducing the hospital’s carbon footprint by using the same magnet from the prior system, eliminating waste and reducing helium consumption.

NRMC is the first facility in Louisiana to have this cutting-edge technology.

HOLOGIC GENIUS 3D MAMMOGRAPHY™

Hologic 3D Mammography is at the forefront of mammography technology as it detects more invasive cancers and reduces false positives as compared to conventional 2D mammography. This advanced system provides easy and comfortable patient positioning and is the fastest FDA approved 3D scan. It allows radiologists to get a more in-depth view of highly detailed breast tissue images layer by layer and also includes a combo mode in which 2D + 3D mammography images are captured in the same compression, reducing the patient’s radiation dose and time under compression. The Hologic Genius 3D Mammography is clinically superior and more efficient in providing clearer images which in turn provides earlier detection and fewer unnecessary biopsies.

GE REVOLUTION 128-SLICE CT SCANNER

The GE Revolution 128-slice CT Scanner delivers precise and efficient imaging solutions with superb clarity. Designed to enhance care for difficult patient care situations such as emergency, cardiac, and stroke care, this scanner allows ease of positioning, patient comfort, and quickness while generating highly detailed images within minutes. This scanner also allows radiologists to perform 256-slice reconstruction. For cardiac patients, the scanner enables high-definition, motion-free coronary images at any heart rate.

BK 5000

The bk5000 ultrasound machine offers advanced 3D imaging and provides high-resolution, real-time images with clear anatomical details. Offering a full suite of innovative technologies to achieve the best possible image quality quickly and efficiently, it allows providers to clearly see and identify the margins of a lesion as well as anatomical structures in their current state. Using advanced graphic processing technology, this powerful system provides immediate high contrast images with the ability to show high resistance blood flow patterns in blood vessels.

Radiologists

Physicians who specialize in the field of radiology view the images and work as part of a physician team to assess a patient’s injury or condition.

An independent group of radiologists with Access Radiology oversee imaging services at NRMC. Access Radiology is a group of radiologists who are experienced in interventional services, CT scans, MRI, Nuclear Medicine Imaging, Ultrasound, Women’s Interventional Services, 3D imaging and more. The Radiologic Technologists are certified by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists.

Picture Archiving and Communication System

Images are stored on NRMC’s Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACs) which allows doctors quick access to the imaging files, the ability to compare past images to current ones, and retrieve previous records as needed.

NRMC also serves as a clinical site for radiology programs offered at the college level for selected candidates pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in Radiologic Technology.

 

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  Dr. Benjamin R. Hogg

  501 Keyser Ave

  Natchitoches, LA 71457

  318.214.4273

   

  Medical School: Louisiana State University Medical Center-Shreveport

  Internship: Louisiana State University-Shreveport

  Residency: Texas A&M College of Medicine

  Fellowship: Texas A&M College of Medicine