Musculoskeletal Radiology

The U of L Health Care musculoskeletal imaging section performs a full range of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures and interventions, including:

  • outside consultation
  • inpatient and outpatient care
  • directly admission for patients needing musculoskeletal and spinal interventional procedures
  • coordination of imaging workups for complex cases

MRI

  • Orthopedic evaluation with
    • 3.0T super-conducting magnet suitable for all clinical and research applications
    • 1.5T open bore magnet suited for claustrophobic patients, but with image quality comparable to traditional scanners
  • Superior MR angiography/venography
  • Superior spine imaging

CT

  • State-of-the-art CT scanners for both inpatient and outpatient evaluation
  • CT angiography
  • CT Guided Biopsy, Injections and Drainage Procedures

Ulstrasound

  • US for both inpatient and outpatient evaluation
  • US Guided Biopsy and Drainage Procedures

Fluoroscopy

  • Diagnosis and treatment spinal disorders (facet joint injections, facet joint ablations, biopsies, nerve root injections, diskograms, vertebroplasties, kyphoplasties etc.)