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Our Services | Medical Services | Diagnostic Radiology & Mammograms
 Radiology Services
Raritan Bay Medical Center offers radiological procedures that can eliminate the need for surgery. Patients benefit from the latest equipment for diagnosis and treatment. These services include:
Diagnostic Imaging Services
Raritan Bay Medical Center uses state-of-the-art diagnostic imaging technology. As one of the only hospitals in the state fully converted to a filmless information system, Raritan Bay provides patients and physicians with quick results and comprehensive access to x-rays, CT scans, MRI, ultrasound and nuclear medicine test results.
This system, known as Picture Archiving and Communication System and referred to as PACS, utilizes electronic digital images rather than traditional films. The digital images are available immediately on computer screens in patient care areas throughout the medical center. PACS provides physicians with an exceptional tool to speed patient diagnosis, efficiently store records, and provide convenient access in a secure and confidential manner.
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MRI Services
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is available for patients and outpatients at the Perth Amboy and Old Bridge Divisions. Fully integrated with the PACS system, physicians have the opportunity to review the digital MRI test results with the touch of a button in the diagnostic imaging department or on patient floors. MRI tests are performed by a radiology technologist and can be used to detect problems in numerous different areas of the body.
Both the Perth Amboy MRI and the Old Bridge MRI units are open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. For scheduling in Perth Amboy, call (732) 324-6055. In Old Bridge, call (732) 452-3707. Outpatients need a physician's referral before scheduling.
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Vascular and Interventional Radiology Center
Raritan Bay Medical Center's state-of-the-art Vascular and Interventional Radiology Center (VIRC) is located at the Perth Amboy Division. The Center utilizes Raritan Bay's digital imaging Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) in a spacious, patient and physician friendly healthcare environment.
Interventional radiologists, specially trained doctors who use X-rays and other imaging techniques to "see" inside the body, can treat a variety of medical disorders without surgery in the VIRC. These procedures are generally less costly and less traumatic to the patient, involving smaller incisions, less pain, and shorter hospital stays.
Common procedures performed in the Vascular and Interventional Radiology Center include blood vessel clearing angioplasty and stent placement, thrombolysis, tissue sampling biopsies, abscess drainage, IVC filter and vascular access port placement.
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