Chadron Hospital Radiology Department is pleased to offer in-house X-ray, Ultrasound, CT, MRI, 3D Mammography, Bone Density and has a mobile Nuclear Medicine Unit that comes twice a month. Our dedicated team of eight Registered Technologists are here to perform any exam that your Provider may order.
It is important to note that all Ultrasounds, MRI, CT, Nuclear Medicine and Bone Density exams MUST BE prior authorized by your insurance company. Our dedicated prior authorization team here at Chadron Hospital will be glad to take care of this.
X-Ray: The Radiology Department has two digital X-ray Rooms and a digital Portable. With this equipment we are able to provide all types of routine X-rays. We have the capability to electronically transfer images to outside ordering Providers or another facility if the patient is transferred or has an appointment there. This means that the receiving facility or provider can see the images long before a patient can arrive at their facility.
Dr. Yung is a Breast Imaging Specialist, and is part of the Casper Medical Imaging (CMI) Radiologist Group. He and the CMI team provide expert reads for all of our imaging exams.
Ultrasound: Kresi, is our Ultrasonographer performs all types of OB/GYN procedures as well as abdominal, vascular and small parts ultrasounds.
MRI: Our trained technologists perform exams on our new, in-house Siemens Altea 1.5 Tesla MRI scanner. With this state-of-the-art technology, patients are able to receive their care locally, cutting back on travel time, and expense. Our scanner has a larger bore size of the magnet, which provides a much more comfortable experience for our patients. We offer all exam types including ortho, neuro, abdominal/body and vascular imaging.
CT or CAT Scans: Our 128 slice CT scanner provides excellent imaging while reducing the time a patient must be in the scanner. CT is widely used for trauma exams, Abdominal, Chest, Spine, Head and Extremity exams. With this state of the art equipment we are able to also perform more advanced blood flow studies that include Stroke Protocols, Aorta and Vascular exams to look for blood flow clear down to your toes.
Mammography: We are proud to provide Digital 3D Mammography on our Hologic Mammography machine.
Screening mammograms may be done on a patient who is over the age of 35, who has no symptoms, without an order from a provider. If the patient or provider feels a lump, thickening, nipple discharge or a change in the nipple, a diagnostic mammogram must be ordered by the provider.
Bone Density: Is a service we are happy to provide to our patient. A bone density test is ordered by your provider to look at the density of your bone. This will tell the provider if you have osteoporosis, osteopenia (or the beginning stages of bone loss) and if you are a candidate for medical intervention.
Nuclear Medicine: is a mobile unit that comes twice a month to do our exams. Nuclear medicine can be used in Cardiac Stress tests to check heart function. They can also do exams to check the function of the gallbladder, gastric emptying exams, and bone scans looking for bone lesions or loosening of joint replacements.