Modern cancer diagnosis and treatment depends on radiology and other sophisticated imaging technologies to locate abnormalities, clarify diagnoses and evaluate the extent of disease. Torrance Memorial offers technologically advanced imaging equipment, including:
- All digital x-rays
- CT (Computerized Tomography) Scans
- 3 Tesla MRI
- Dedicated breast MRI
- Ultrasound
- PET Scanning
- PET/CT
- Nuclear Medicine Scanning
- Nuclear Medicine Cardiac Studies
- Fluoroscopy
These technologies offer non-invasive and minimally invasive screenings while providing patients with the best diagnostic options available. The images obtained through these studies help cancer specialists create an effective, appropriate treatment plan for each patient's individual condition. Our skilled radiologists carefully evaluate and compare the results of each study so that an accurate diagnosis of any abnormality is assured. Additionally, our highly trained technologists make sure that all imaging studies are performed with the patient's safety, comfort and privacy in mind.
Image-Guided Biopsy
In addition to having a wide array of imaging modalities available to detect abnormalities at the earliest possible stage, Torrance Memorial radiologists are specially trained physicians who use X-rays and other imaging techniques to obtain tissue specimens of suspicious areas, thereby establishing diagnoses and guiding treatment. They guide needles and small tubes called catheters through the skin directly to the site of the disease, obtaining small tissue or fluid specimens for diagnosing cancer and other conditions without surgical biopsy. This assures accurate diagnosis using the least invasive and fastest method of obtaining necessary tissue. Image-guided biopsy services are available at Graziadio Imaging Center and include:
- Large core needle biopsy (of masses or other abnormalities in the chest, abdomen, pelvis, bones, breast, etc)
- Fine needle aspiration (of thyroid nodules, lymph nodes, etc)