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10/19/2021

Knee pain can affect nearly every aspect of your life. When it occurs, the road to relief often starts with imaging. MRI offered at imaging centers like American Health Imaging (AHI) captures detailed images of your knee’s anatomy, including bones and soft tissue. These MRI images of the knee will help your doctor determine the cause of your knee pain and the best treatment options to help you find relief through minimally invasive treatments, surgery and/or physical therapy. Let’s look at the most common types of knee injury and knee pain causes to better understand how knee MRI can offer clues to help improve your quality of life.

Arthritis
A chronic condition that causes joint inflammation, arthritis most commonly affects the knees by attacking the cartilage that protects the bones when they rub against each other during movement. This type of arthritis, known as osteoarthritis, can destroy all cartilage in the knee, leaving bone rubbing against bone. In addition to pain, osteoarthritis can cause stiffness, swelling and weakness.

Septic arthritis is another type of arthritis that can damage your knee joints. It is caused by the development of bacteria, such as staphylococcus or streptococcus, in the body. These types of bacteria can travel through your blood to your joints.

Diagnostic Imaging and Knee Pain Causes Knee pain can affect nearly every aspect of your life. When it occurs, the road to relief often starts with imaging. MRI offered at imaging centers like American Health Imaging (AHI) captures detailed images of your knee’s anatomy, including bones and soft t...

06/09/2021

Understanding Knee MRI Images

https://youtu.be/M29sVuhUqwo Knee MRI Images Explained Consisting of bones, cartilage, ligaments and tendons, your knees are impressive joints that bear your weight every moment you’re on your feet. Unfortunately, as your largest joints, the knees have a number of potential problems. That’s when...

06/07/2021

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05/07/2021

Epilepsy and other types of seizure disorders are caused by structural changes in your brain.
Magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, offered at American Health Imaging (AHI) is a valuable tool to help your doctor learn more about the cause of your condition and seizures, its progress, and your best options for treatment
Read our latest blog to learn more.

MRI Scans for Seizures Epilepsy and other types of seizure disorders are caused by structural changes in your brain. Magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, offered at American Health Imaging (AHI) is a valuable tool to help your doctor learn more about the cause of your condition and seizures, its prog...

12/14/2020

AHI Johns Creek holiday party 🥳🎄🎁🥂 We had lots of laughter, food and drinks!!

11/10/2020

10/20/2020

Ultrasounds help radiologists to detect more than just pregnancies.
Read our latest blog, "What is Ultrasound Used For?"

What Is Ultrasound Used For? If babies were first to cross your mind, you’re not wrong. Pregnancy ultrasounds are a common use of the technology to monitor the growth of an infant in the womb. But ultrasounds help a radiologist detect more than just pregnancies and fetal development. Here are othe...

09/16/2020

A CT scan is one of the most important tools physicians have to look for injury or disease inside the body. Radiologic technologists can perform many types of CT scans.

Your physician may order a CT scan to:

▪️Check the condition of your blood vessels and look for signs of cardiovascular disease
▪️Diagnose cancer or determine a cancer’s stage
▪️Find out why you’re having chest pain or difficulty breathing
▪️Look for a fracture or an injury to a muscle or organ
Plan surgery or radiation therapy for cancer

Read our latest blog on "Five Cancers That Show up on CT Scans."

https://www.americanhealthimaging.com/five-cancers-that-show-up-on-ct-scans/

5 Cancers a CT Scan Can Easily Detect Screening mammograms have the power to detect breast cancer. Colonoscopies can detect and prevent colon cancer. But not every cancer has a regular screening test—especially if you have a cancer that’s harder to detect. That's where a CT scan for cancer comes...

08/17/2020

NeuroQuant is a tool that works together with a brain MRI. This technology determines the volume of brain structures, such as the hippocampus, and how it changes over
time in comparison with what’s considered normal.

NeuroQuant can be used to monitor a few different neurological issues including Dementia, Multiple Sclerosis, and Traumatic Branin Injury (TBI).

What NeuroQuant Is—and Why It Matters When you or a loved one requires an imaging scan for any reason, you want the results to be accurate and clear. And when the images are of your brain, detail and accuracy matter even more. That’s because the treatment of neurological conditions, such

07/30/2020

How Much Will Your Next Imaging Procedure Cost? No one likes surprise bills. When you need a service, health-related or otherwise, you want to know how much it’s going to cost before the bills are due. At American Health Imaging, we appreciate that, and we want you to know that

07/17/2020

Congratulations to Lauren in Johns Creek and Jennifer in Decatur for passing their MR Registry!!

We love to celebrate our people as they grow.

06/30/2020

We are continuing to ensure that American Health Imaging is a safe environment to get you and your physician the answers you need for your healthcare.

AHI is certified through a 5-Step Safety Program.

-We are screening patients and staff before entering the center.
-We are offering two check-in options. You can either wait in your car until your appointment or in one of our socially distant waiting areas.
-We are limiting the number of people in our facilities, and are offering a true concierge experience.
- We require patients and staff to wear a mask at all times.
- We are disinfecting surfaces throughout the day and each center is professionally cleaned each evening.

When your appointment is completed, we’ll provide you with a DVD of your images, es**rt you to your car, and manage the check-out process for you. You can then expect your final radiology report to be delivered to your referring physician within 24 -48 hours.

06/25/2020

At American Health Imaging, imaging services can be up to 78% less than hospitals. Read our latest blog to learn more about the cost of our imaging services.

How Much Will Your Next Imaging Procedure Cost? No one likes surprise bills. When you need a service, health-related or otherwise, you want to know how much it’s going to cost before the bills are due. At American Health Imaging, we appreciate that, and we want you to know that we make a

06/22/2020

6 Reasons Why Your Shoulder Hurts The shoulder is the most mobile joint in the body but is also unstable and prone to injury. Shoulder injuries cause severe pain that make even simple tasks, such as brushing your teeth or dressing, difficult. If reaching overhead makes you cry out in

06/08/2020

The video below captured the mesmerizing movement of different vocal organs in a human body while singing opera. It features renowned opera singer, Michael Volle, who agreed to perform as part of a research project conducted by the Medical Center of the University of Freiburg in Germany. Scientists used magnetic resonance imaging to find out if articulation is dependent on loudness. They discovered that for the vowel /a/, loudness does have an effect on articulation during singing. In other words, they’re using scientific methodology to help singers improve their performances.

The movement of the singer's different vocal organs is mesmerizing to watch.

04/01/2020

April 1 is National Walking Day.

Any other year we’d be packed into local parks, or any number of trails in our area enjoying the outdoors and getting a little exercise.

This year, things are a bit more complicated. You’re still allowed to go outside and take a walk, but make sure you’re keeping a good social distance from everyone else in order to keep you (and them) safe.

If you want to keep track of how far you’ve gone, here are some free walking apps that can help.

Map My Walk by Under Armour

Argus: Calorie Counter and Step

Walkmeter Walking and Hiking GPS (basic version)

StepsApp Pedometer

World Walking

03/31/2020

American Health Imaging can help today!

During this outbreak, local hospital systems are forced to restrict diagnostic imaging services from patients; but American Health Imaging remains committed to serving our communities with high quality, safe, and in many cases immediate access to MRI, CT and Ultrasound Imaging. In addition to following the guidelines set forth by the CDC, we have instituted many new protocols to ensure the utmost in safety and patient care. Contact us today to schedule your appointment and let one of our qualified representatives explain more about how we are keeping our patients, employees, and community safe.