imaging center

Diagnostic picture place

An imaging center is a medical facility specializing in diagnostic imaging—X-rays, MRIs, CT scans, ultrasounds, and similar technologies that produce pictures of the body's interior.

These centers may be freestanding or attached to hospitals: The doctor referred me to an imaging center for an MRI.

Also called a radiology center or diagnostic imaging center.

Related
  • radiologyImaging-based diagnostic medicine
  • MRIMagnetic body imaging
  • open MRIUnenclosed diagnostic imaging device
  • CT scanTomographic diagnostic imaging
  • body scanComplete physical examination

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