Established in 1997, and now includes more than 150 pediatric subspecialist physicians and maternal fetal medicine physicians practicing. They provide care for premature infants, newborns, children, adolescents and young adults with congenital, acquired and acute conditions.


Providing inpatient and outpatient pediatric imaging and radiology services to infants and children, as well as expectant mothers, our pediatric radiologists have advanced training and over 100 years of combined experience. Noninvasive and minimally invasive procedures are used whenever possible. Anesthesia and sedation services are available, when medically appropriate, to provide a more complete and less stressful exam for the patient and family. They are one of the largest pediatric imaging centers in the state, performing about 120,000 exams annually.

Services Offered & Conditions Treated

Expertise

• Diagnostic Imaging / Fluoroscopy
• Computed Tomography
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• Ultrasound
• Nuclear Medicine
• Services are focused on using minimal radiation

Most Advanced Technology

• 3D imaging techniques
• 64-slice multi-detector computed tomography (CT) scanner
• MRI (3.0T & 1.5T)
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• Computed Radiography (CR) and Digital Radiography (DR) film-less environment including Pictorial Archival Communications Systems (PACS).
• CR and DR offers these benefits:
  • Up to 40% less radiation to the patient
  • Faster image acquisition time, so less radiation in patients
  • Higher quality images for better diagnoses and less of a need for repeat exams
  • Shorter ED and Imaging visits for patients
  • Reduced need for sedation services

Diagnostic Imaging

• Angiography
  • Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA)
  • Computed Tomography Angiography (CTA)
• Inpatient and outpatient X-ray services
• Computed Tomography (CT)
• MRI
• Ultrasound
  • Pediatric ultrasound
  • Obstetrical/fetal ultrasound
• Nuclear Medicine
• Fluoroscopy
• Computed radiography

Better Access to Care

• General outpatient imaging services are available after hours for office-based pediatric physicians in Central California.
  • Referring physicians can send patients to with a doctor’s order and have an X-ray taken without going through the Hospital’s Emergency Department.

Interventional Radiologist Consultations

• Interventional radiology
• Amniocentesis
• Drain fluid collections:
  • Percutaneous abscess drainage
  • Percutaneous nephrostomy (drain kidneys)
  • Percutaneous aspirations
• Intussusception reduction

Prenatal Diagnostic Services

• Fetal Screening Program (State of California AFP facility)
• Fetal MRI
• First trimester screening
• Nuchal translucency
• Breast Imaging