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Imaging Services and Procedures We Offer

UPMC Imaging Services offers a full range of imaging tests and procedures.

Make an Imaging Appointment at UPMC

To make an appointment, call the UPMC Imaging center closest to you.

Appointment times vary by the type of test you need.

You do not need an appointment for general x-rays. Walk in for x-rays at the location of your choice with your doctor's order.

Common Imaging Procedures

The most common include the following:

MRI (traditional, 3T MRI systems, and Wide-opening MRI)
CT scan
PET scan
Ultrasound
Mammography (including Digital mammography)
Tomosynthesis
DXA (bone mineral density testing)
Dual-hip DXA scan
X-ray
Interventional radiology
Nuclear medicine

Diagnostic Imaging and Fluoroscopic Procedures

Nuclear Medicine Imaging Procedures

Bone scan
Brain scan
Cardiac stress testing
DaTscan
DMSA scan (pediatric)
Esophageal transit
Gallbladder scan
Gastric emptying
Liver/spleen scan
Lung V/Q scan
MILK scan (pediatric)
Renal scan
SPECT scan (back scan)
Thyroid therapy
Thyroid uptake scan
V-P shunt scan
White cell location

Interventional Imaging Procedures

Angiography
Angioplasty
Biopsy
Chemoembolization
Embolization
Kyphoplasty
Lower leg venography
Petrosal vein sampling
Therasphere
Thrombolysis
Tunneled catheter insertion
Ultrasound-guided PICC line insertion
Vascular stenting, arterial stenting
Venous and arterial dye diagnostic studies
Vertebroplasty

Peripheral Vascular Procedures

Aortic and venous duplex studies
Arterial and venous doppler studies
Carotid duplex study
Doppler ultrasound
Hemodialysis doppler studies
Transcranial doppler study

Ultrasound Procedures

Women's Imaging Procedures

Bone Density

DXA (dual-hip)
DXA (bone mineral density testing)

Breast

Mammography
Tomosynthesis (3D mammography)
X-ray guided breast biopsy

Ultrasound

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