Digital X-Ray

Serving Latham & Clifton Park, NY

Did You Know?

X-ray technology today is much more targeted and has lower doses than X-rays in the past.

An X-ray is a painless diagnostic test that uses low levels of radiation to produce images of the inner anatomy of the body. We use the latest digital X-ray technology.

Types of Digital Radiography

Computed Radiography (CR)

Uses photostimulable phosphor plates (PSP) in cassettes

Direct Digital Radiography (DDR)

No cassette
Uses direct or indirect flat panel detectors or charge-coupled devices (CCDs)
Can be indirect or direct

We Provide:

X-Ray

The development of computed radiography over the past two decades has transformed radiological imaging. Digital radiography has replaced screen-film radiography in many radiology departments. Digital detectors allow the implementation of a fully digital picture archiving and communication system in which images are stored digitally and are available anytime.

Fluoroscopy

Fluoroscopy has been in clinical use since shortly after Roentgen’s discovery of X-rays. Radiographic/fluoroscopy (R/F) is a type of medical imaging that shows a continuous X-ray image on a monitor, like an X-ray movie. Today, the results of a fluoroscopic exam are coupled to an electronic device that amplifies and transforms the glowing light into a video signal suitable for presentation on an electronic display.

We are a full-service image center and a diagnostic digital imaging provider. We offer a range of women's health care services in Latham, Clifton Park, NY, and beyond. Please contact us for all of your medical imaging needs.

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Exam Prep For Digital Radiography (X-Ray / Fluoroscopy)

Exam Specifics

X-Ray Exams: No restrictions prior to exam.

Fluoroscopy Exams: No restrictions prior to exam.

Esophagram / UGI / Small Bowel exams: Nothing by mouth 6 hours prior to exam.

Arthrogram exams: No restrictions prior to exam.

Frequently Asked Questions About Digital Radiography

(X-Ray/Fluoroscopy)

X-ray is the oldest, most widely used form of medical imaging. An X-ray picture is called a Radiograph. Capital Imaging Associates employs the most advanced form of X-ray imaging called Direct Digital Radiography. The technology is the same as that of a digital camera. X-ray film is no longer required, meaning your X-ray exam is a faster, more highly advanced study with only a minimal amount of radiation.
If you think of X-ray as a still picture, then fluoroscopy is a moving picture. Fluoroscopy is an imaging technique that uses contrast material and X-rays to visualize joints and internal organs in motion. An X-ray beam is passed through the area being examined and a digital image is evaluated by the radiologist on a high resolution TV monitor.
AXIOM ICONOS R200 Digital technology for superior fluoroscopic examinations.