UNC Health Nash offers many comprehensive medical imaging services across several different unit lines.
Radiography, commonly known as X-ray, uses special equipment to take diagnostic images of the bones.
• Radiography is a 2 year program
Community College options:
• Edgecombe Community College
• Pitt Community College
• Johnston Community College
• Vance Granville Community College
• Wake Technical Community College
Mammography is the imaging of the breast tissue for detection for abnormalities within the breast tissue by using radiation.
• Mammography program is 1 semester long and have to be a registered radiography technologist
Community College options:
• Edgecombe Community College
• Wake Technical Community College
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) uses a strong superconductive magnet to create a radiofrequency to send into the body to make a diagnostic image. MRI is best for muscle, tendons, and ligaments.
• The MRI program is 1 year long
• Must complete an associates program within imaging (Radiography, Ultrasound, or Nuclear Medicine)
Community College options:
• Edgecombe Community College
• Pitt Community College
• Wake Technical Community College
Computer Tomography (CT Scan) is a diagnostic imaging procedure using x-rays and computer technology containing radiation to create images of the inside of the body. CT has great detail for bones, muscles, fat, organs, and blood vessels.
• The CT is a 20 week program
• Must complete an associates program within imaging (Radiography, Ultrasound, or Nuclear Medicine)
Community College options:
• Edgecombe Community College
• Pitt Community College
• Wake Technical Community College
Nuclear Medicine (NM), also known as Nuc Med or NM, Nuc Med is obtained by injecting the patient with a radioactive material to see how organs are functioning or to target and destroy diseased organs. The images will allow doctors to see where the tracers are absorbed in the tissue.
• NM is a 2 year program
Community College options:
• Forsyth Technical Community College
• Pitt Community College
• Caldwell Community College
Ultrasound (US) is an imaging test that uses sound waves to get pictures of organs and tissues or other structures in the body. Ultrasound is commonly used for studying developing fetuses, looking for blockages in arteries or veins, and looking for abnormalities within the organ tissues. Ultrasound does not use radiation unlike x-ray/CT.
• US is a 2 year program
Community College options:
• Pitt Community College
• Johnston Community College
• Wake technical Community College
• Forsyth Technical Community College
• Caldwell Community College
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