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Digital X-rays services offered in Castle Hills, San Antonio, TX
If you have an injury, you may need a digital X-ray to get an accurate image of the cause. Melissa Kempf, MD, and the team at Injury and Health Urgent Care in San Antonio, Texas, use cutting-edge digital X-rays to determine the source of your pain to give you a proper diagnosis. To schedule an appointment, call the office or book an appointment online today. Walk-ins are also welcome.
Digital X-rays Q&A
What is a digital X-ray?
Digital X-rays are a noninvasive imaging mechanism that uses optic technology to directly capture a view of your injured area during an exam. Your body is exposed to a small dose of ionizing radiation to display pictures of the inside of the affected area. The image is then transferred to a computer digitally.
Digital X-rays allow your provider to assess your bones, joints, and soft tissue with intricate detail so they can identify the root cause of your condition or injury. Having digital X-rays onsite at Injury and Health Urgent Care offers you a quick and painless way to find out the source of your pain so you can receive personalized treatment.
What conditions can digital X-rays diagnose?
The team at Injury and Health Urgent Care uses digital X-rays to assess:
- Fractures
- Arthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Lung infections
- Symptoms of congestive heart failure, like an enlarged heart
- Swallowed items
Digital X-rays allow your provider to make a swift and accurate diagnosis.
What are the benefits of digital X-rays?
Getting a digital X-ray has many benefits that lead to the proper treatment of your condition. It’s a preferred imaging process because of the following:
- Noninvasive and painless
- Speed of transfer only takes seconds
- Better for the environment compared to traditional radiography
- Detailed imaging leads to a quick diagnosis
Digital X-ray eliminates the use of bulky films and cuts radiation exposure by about 80% compared to traditional X-rays. It also allows for a greater degree of vision with its high resolution, providing an up-close look at your bones, joints, and soft tissues to identify any possible signs of fractures, trauma, degeneration, or disease. Digital X-rays can also be used to diagnose some cardiac and pulmonary conditions.
The Injury and Health Urgent Care team uses digital X-rays to give you a precise diagnosis of your condition. This eliminates guesswork and gives your provider the information necessary to offer you the best treatment recommendations.
Are digital X-rays safe?
The FDA concludes that radiation exposure from an X-ray is equivalent to an average of 10 days of exposure on earth, which is very small. At Injury and Health Urgent Care, every precaution is taken to ensure your safety with reduced exposure times and modern high-frequency digital X-ray technology.
Being able to use digital X-rays to see the details of why you’re in pain or unwell is key to making the right diagnosis and treatment.
The team at Injury and Health Urgent Care has the expertise to assess your condition with digital X-rays and create a treatment plan. Call the office to schedule a digital X-ray appointment or request one online today. Walk-in appointments are also available.