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You hear it called “pulse ox.” You see hospitalized patients wearing it — a plastic clip with a light attached to their finger. What is pulse ox? A pulse oximeter helps assess y...

Diagnostic ultrasound is an imaging method that uses high-frequency sound waves to produce relatively precise images of structures within your body. The images produced during an ultrasound examinatio...

Nuclear medicine uses a small amount of radioactive material to diagnose a wide variety of diseases and disorders. The radiation dose received is usually less than a routine chest X-ray. Nuclear medic...

MRI is a technique that uses a magnetic field and radio waves to create detailed images of the organs and tissues within your body. It produces high-resolution images for the provider to examine organ...

Designed to detect cancers and other changes in breast tissue, a mammogram can be used for either screening or diagnostic purposes: Screening mammogram. A screening mammogram is used to detect b...

X-ray services are offered in Albert Lea, Minnesota. An X-ray is a quick, painless test that produces images of the structures inside your body, particularly your bones. X-ray beams can pass through y...

3D mammography Women who undergo routine mammograms at Mayo Clinic Health System have the latest diagnostic technology available to them — digital mammography. Digital mammography, also known ...

Bone density testing is available in Albert Lea, Minnesota. A bone density test determines if you have osteoporosis, which is a disease that causes bones to become more fragile and more likely to brea...

For some people, supplemental imaging may be used with mammograms as a screening tool for detecting breast cancer. That group of people includes women with a high risk of breast cancer, who have a ver...

Computerized tomography scan, also known as a CT scan, is available in Albert Lea, Minnesota. CT scans are used to produce 3D images of the body, and allow health care providers to view nearly any par...