X-ray
St. Mary's offers X-ray services 24 hours a day, seven days a week. X-rays include extremities (hands, fingers, arms, legs, toes, feet), back, spine, abdomen, chest, lung, pelvis, neck and head. We are one of the few hospitals in the Bay Area who offers three-foot long X-ray films for the spine.

Please let your doctor and/or radiology staff know if you might be pregnant for any and all radiology services you obtain.

Fluoroscopy
Available 24 hours a day, seven days a week for special studies that require a technique that offers immediate, serial images for delicate procedures such as interventional procedures, catheterizations, insertions of lines and other procedures.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI )
St. Mary's has a newly-upgraded, high-field MRI which provides high resolution imaging quality to conduct advanced strobe imaging, cardiac, breast, spine, abdominal, gynecological, wrist, contrast-enhanced angiographies and other studies.

In magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), a magnet linked to a computer creates detailed pictures of areas inside the body without the use of radiation. Each MRI produces hundreds of images from side-to-side, top-to-bottom, and front-to-back. The images are then interpreted by a radiologist. This test is non-invasive and painless.

Computerized Tomography (CT)
A technique in which a scanner is used to attain a series of detail visualizations. The procedure is painless and non-invasive.

Ultrasound
St. Mary's has several state-of-the-art ultrasound machines that are used to study the deep structures of the body including the pelvis, breast, abdomen and gallbladder.  Ultrasound, also called sonography, is an imaging technique in which high-frequency sound waves that cannot be heard by humans are bounced off tissues and internal organs. Their echoes produce a picture called a sonogram. This is a non-invasive, painless procedure.  Generally a patient will drink water prior to the study. When the appointment is scheduled, the clinician will instruct you on how to prepare for this study.

Mammography
A mammogram is an X-ray picture of the breast using a low dose X-ray technique to visualize the internal structure of the breast used to detect, diagnose and characterize breast tumors. It uses a dedicated X-ray machine specifically designed for that purpose.  Our program is accredited and we perform ongoing quality analyses to ensure accurate results.

Interventional Radiology
St. Mary's has skilled and leading-edge interventional radiologists who perform the most delicate procedures under the guidance of fluoroscopy (a technique that provides immediate serial images) and who are knowledgeable about new techniques.  Our interventional radiologists are expert at inserting stents, shunts and catheters to help restore patient's blood flow.