Imaging Services
Read about the latest imaging technologies offered at Duke Health and how they can help you and your loved ones lead healthier lives.
![What Is 3D Mammography?](/sites/default/files/styles/blog_preview_image_crop/public/blog_post/blog_3d_mammography_0.jpg?itok=SMUXvnWl)
What Is 3D Mammography?
Digital breast tomosynthesis (3D mammography), available at all Duke Health mammography locations, is a new diagnostic tool for breast cancer detection. Jay Ba ...
![Standing CT Scans Improve Diagnosis and Treatment of Lower-Extremity Injuries](/sites/default/files/styles/blog_preview_image_crop/public/blog_standing_ct_1500x750.jpg?h=6915f448&itok=KkkMpTZF)
Standing CT Scans Improve Diagnosis and Treatment of Lower-Extremity Injuries
Duke Health is one of a few centers in North Carolina to offer a more accurate way to diagnose foot, ankle, knee, and hip problems with less radiation than tra ...
![Six Questions to Ask About Mammograms](/sites/default/files/styles/blog_preview_image_crop/public/blog_post/schedule_your_mammogram_copy_0_0.jpg?itok=A3DhcKnX)
Six Questions to Ask About Mammograms
Conflicting mammogram guidelines may leave many people unsure about when and how often to be screened for breast cancer. Here Jay Baker, MD, a breast imaging s ...
![Fast Breast MRI Available to Women with Average Breast Cancer Risk](/sites/default/files/styles/blog_preview_image_crop/public/blog_post/blog_fast_breast_mri_1932x862_1.jpg?h=21f9774a&itok=_BdhCmci)
Fast Breast MRI Available to Women with Average Breast Cancer Risk
Duke Health now offers fast breast MRI -- also known as abbreviated breast MRI -- to detect breast cancer in people assigned female at birth who are at average ...
![Seeing Spots on Your Mammogram](/sites/default/files/styles/blog_preview_image_crop/public/blog_post/blog_177131142_1_0.jpg?itok=Om9vDUtw)
Seeing Spots on Your Mammogram
Not all people assigned female at birth have calcifications in their breasts—but most do. These deposits show up as tiny white spots on a mammogram, and there ...
![Lead-Based Shields No Longer Recommended for Routine X-Rays](/sites/default/files/styles/blog_preview_image_crop/public/blog_shed_lead_1932x862.jpg?h=6f591582&itok=K8vlTYuu)
Lead-Based Shields No Longer Recommended for Routine X-Rays
Medical experts now know that shielding patients’ reproductive organs during routine imaging exams is not only unnecessary, it can actually increase the risk f ...
![New Guidance for Scheduling Your Screening Mammogram and COVID-19 Vaccine or Booster](/sites/default/files/styles/blog_preview_image_crop/public/blog_post/blog_mammography_1932x862_0.jpg?h=36a4cbd8&itok=3XMToNxa)
New Guidance for Scheduling Your Screening Mammogram and COVID-19 Vaccine or Booster
If you need to schedule a screening mammogram and your COVID-19 vaccine or booster, don’t delay. The Society of Breast Imaging says the four- to six-week waiti ...
![Should You Be Screened for Lung Cancer?](/sites/default/files/styles/blog_preview_image_crop/public/blog_post/blog_122477840_1_0.jpg?itok=ygUZcxsa)
Should You Be Screened for Lung Cancer?
Lung cancer screening with low-dose CT is covered by Medicare and private insurers for people who smoke or have smoked in the past. There’s a reason. Lung canc ...
![Duke Cancer Center Offers New Treatment for Metastatic Prostate Cancer](/sites/default/files/styles/blog_preview_image_crop/public/blog_pluvicto_1932x862.jpg?h=dfa13800&itok=7BnVeii4)
Duke Cancer Center Offers New Treatment for Metastatic Prostate Cancer
Men with advanced metastatic prostate cancer that has not responded to other treatments may now benefit from a new radiopharmaceutical treatment called PLUVICT ...
![PSMA PET/CT Scan Improves Prostate Cancer Detection and Treatment](/sites/default/files/styles/blog_preview_image_crop/public/blog_post/blog_psma_1932x862.jpg?h=dfa13800&itok=pEyvid2S)
PSMA PET/CT Scan Improves Prostate Cancer Detection and Treatment
A new imaging technique is changing the way aggressive prostate cancer is identified and is making it easier for doctors to design more effective, individualiz ...
![Photon-Counting CT Scanner Helps Doctors See Clearly](/sites/default/files/styles/blog_preview_image_crop/public/blog_post/blog_ct_1932x862.jpg?h=2ae34504&itok=RWHt8f_M)
Photon-Counting CT Scanner Helps Doctors See Clearly
A next-generation CT scanner at Duke Health provides patients with a life-saving technology not available in the past. One of only four available in North Amer ...
![EOS Imaging Reduces Radiation Exposure for Children with Scoliosis](/sites/default/files/styles/blog_preview_image_crop/public/blog_post/blog_xray_scoliosis_1932x862.jpg?h=dfa13800&itok=i5E1zXxk)
EOS Imaging Reduces Radiation Exposure for Children with Scoliosis
Children with scoliosis require frequent X-rays to check their progress and monitor their growth. Over time, that can mean a lot of exposure to radiation. Fort ...