At Distra, we work with a variety of Surgical Centers (ASCs), Pain Management Facilities, and Healthcare Practices to coordinate patient scheduling and doctor referrals. We also provide the glue that improves the patient experience through the entire service by leveraging our expertise in building systems that meet and exceed the needs of the ever changing healthcare provider landscape. We partner with providers closely to ensure they are maximizing their resources and providing the best-of-breed possible care and digital experience.
Equipment
Our partner facilities and physicians use sophisticated magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technologies to better diagnose and treat illnesses, diseases or injuries.
While the medical imaging equipment may be high-tech, it’s the people who make the difference in your care, from the board-certified radiologists to the knowledgeable and caring technologists and nurses on staff. Our systems and processes also help provide the glue that makes those services more affordable and streamlined.
What Is Radiology?
Radiology is where medical imaging tests are done, including: X-rays, CT scans, MRI scans, Sonograms (also known as “ultrasounds”). Most tests are painless and require you to be still during the procedure so the technician gets clear “images”.
We help coordinate and provide services for the following types of imaging:
- 3D mammography: Lower-dose three-dimensional mammography can detect breast cancers at earlier, more treatable stages, with reduced exposure and less compression time.
- CT scan: A test that produces cross-sectional images of the body using X-rays and a computer.
- Endoscopic ultrasound: A medical imaging procedure that uses a small ultrasound device and camera on the tip of an endoscope inserted into the upper or lower digestive tract. This technique allows a specialist to get close to the organ being examined, including the lungs and pancreas, producing accurate, detailed images to help with a diagnosis. The procedure also can used to take biopsies (tissue samples).
- MRI: This test uses a magnetic field and radio waves to create detailed images of organs and tissues in your body.
- MRI Specialty: We also facilitate the MRI scheduling for custom types including neurostimulators, SCS devices, and Vertiflex. Approximately 82% of patients with an implanted spinal cord stimulation system (SCS) are expected to need at least one MRI within five years of implant, but not all MRI machines are capable of handling and special care must be taken in scheduling these on the right equipment and software.
- Nuclear medicine: A branch of medical imaging that uses small amounts of radioactive material administered from different parts of the body. Nuclear medicine is used to diagnose and determine the severity of a variety of diseases and also can be used to treat them.
- Pediatric imaging services: Low-dose X-ray machines are used to detect fractures and disease in children.
- PET Imaging: This nuclear medicine imaging technique produces a three-dimensional image of functional processes in the body by using small amounts of ionized radioactive materials. The technique is most commonly used to diagnose types of cancers.
- Picture Archiving Communications System (PACS): This system makes your medical images available to your physicians anywhere in the network.
- X-ray: This imaging technique is a type of electromagnetic radiation that allows dense materials such as bones to appear white.
GoMyMRI
You may visit our patient referral and scheduling platform at https://gomymri.com.
