What’s Your REAL Risk of Having a Heart Attack?

What’s Your REAL Risk of Having a Heart Attack?

A Cardiac Calcium Scoring (CCS) Test Can Tell You. If you could know your likelihood of having a heart attack in the next ten years, wouldn’t you want to know? The standard ways of assessing risk—looking at blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol, and smoking...
September Is PAD Awareness Month.

September Is PAD Awareness Month.

The lazy days of summer are over, and it’s time to gear up for winter. This is why September is often referred to as a month to refocus energy.  It’s the perfect time of year to use as an annual reminder to take stock of our wellbeing and focus on health issues...
We Take it Personally

We Take it Personally

Understanding your overall risk of breast disease is essential. Each of us has a unique personal and family history that determines our chances for developing breast cancer. That’s why we calculate your risk level each year as part of your mammography...
Vascular Intervention: The Effective No-Stitch Solution.

Vascular Intervention: The Effective No-Stitch Solution.

Think conditions like venous and arterial disease, benign prostate disease, fibroids and vertebral fracture always require surgery?  Think again.  Vascular intervention offers a minimally invasive, life-changing approach to diagnose and treat a variety of medical...
What is Gynecomastia? 

What is Gynecomastia? 

Gynecomastia (pronounced “guy-nuh-koh-MAS-tee-uh”) is enlargement of the breast tissue in males. It is noncancerous and a result of hormonal imbalance.  When does it occur? Gynecomastia can occur in both boys and men from infancy to old age. Infant gynecomastia: Male...
Mammogram Myths

Mammogram Myths

Mammograms are the gold standard for breast cancer screening. In fact, today’s mammograms allow doctors to detect up to 40% more invasive breast cancers than before.  Yet myths surrounding this life-saving screening may prevent some from getting mammograms as...
See How We Treat Varicose Veins in a Whole New Light

See How We Treat Varicose Veins in a Whole New Light

Varicose veins can be painful, itchy, fatiguing—and eliminated without surgery. Central Oregon Radiology provides Endovenous Laser Therapy (or EVLT), a minimally invasive, non-surgical procedure that uses medical lasers to treat varicose veins. This procedure offers...
Screening Benefits of Fast Breast MRI

Screening Benefits of Fast Breast MRI

Mammograms are the gold standard for breast cancer screening. However, dense breast tissue can make it difficult for doctors to detect some breast cancers with mammography alone. Fast Breast MRI, also called Abbreviated Breast or AB MRI, can detect more than twice as...