A healthy heart is key to a healthy life. That’s why our board-certified specialists, supported by a team of highly trained healthcare professionals, offer the latest strategies from prevention and screening to intervention, treatment, and disease management.
At St. Joseph Healthcare, getting expert cardiovascular care can make all the difference in leading a healthy life. That’s why our board-certified specialists, supported by a team of highly trained healthcare professionals, offer the latest strategies, resources and support you need. From prevention and screening, to intervention, treatment, and disease management, you can be assured you’re in the right place for your heart health.
At the St. Joseph Healthcare Cardiovascular Center, we offer a full range of services and treatments, including:
We offer a wide variety of diagnostic imaging services, including EKGs and Ultrasounds. We’ve brought friendly and skilled technicians together with the latest technology to ensure you receive an accurate diagnosis.
Diagnostic Imaging ServicesWe work in collaboration with the Endoscopy Department to offer Transesophageal Echocardiogram (TEE) and Transesophageal Echocardiogram (TEE)/Cardioversions.
Cardiology & Nuclear Center
A range of non-invasive diagnostic services are available for the heart and cardiovascular system, from standard electrocardiography to state-of-the-art SPECT nuclear imaging, cardiac stress testing and echocardiography.
X-Ray and CT pass radiation through your body to help evaluate the differences in tissue density, thereby producing pictures that capture anatomical, or structural, information. Nuclear imaging captures metabolic activity within the organ or part of the body to be studied, helping doctors to determine how that part of the anatomy is actually working.
A low-dose radioactive tracer is injected, ingested or inhaled into your body, and our gamma camera then traces the distribution of the tracer through the part of the body to be studied. The radioactive isotope decays, resulting in the emission of gamma rays. These gamma rays are processed by the camera system into images on a computer. The images give details about what’s happening inside that part of the body, and allow doctors to map areas that may need additional scrutiny. After careful evaluation of the report, your doctor can then recommend treatment options, sometimes eliminating the need for more invasive tests or procedures.
SPECT – Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography – is a type of nuclear imaging that allows the doctor to see activity within structures deep inside the body. SPECT is particularly effective for cardiology, brain and some orthopedic and oncology applications. It generates 3D images.
Cardiology – identifying segments of the heart and blood vessels with decreased or insufficient blood flow. Nuclear imaging can show the viability of the heart muscle and assist in evaluating the cause of acute pain to better determine if a patient is experiencing a heart attack.
Oncology – supporting the diagnosis of cancer and staging for cancer treatment or evaluating a patient’s response to treatment.
Pulmonary – imaging the lungs to look for or evaluate respiratory function and blood-flow.
Gastrointestinal – identifying blockages, assessment of liver function and gastrointestinal bleeding.
Thyroid – detecting an overactive or underactive thyroid, thyroid nodules or to assist in therapy planning for thyroid disorders.
Orthopedics – evaluating metastatic disease or bone pain in cancer patients. Nuclear imaging can also be used to identify fractures. A special procedure called 3-phase scanning can identify osteomyelitis (an infectious disease) and stress fractures.
Brain function – examining brain function related to mental illness, atypical behavior and to assess blood flow.
We offer a wide variety of diagnostic imaging services, including EKGs and Ultrasounds. We’ve brought friendly and skilled technicians together with the latest technology to ensure you receive an accurate diagnosis.
