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Diagnostic Imaging Services

If diagnostic services are required, let your physician know that you choose Crestwood.  

Your diagnostic imaging can now be scheduled at any of our 3 locations:

3) Crestwood Diagnostic Center - Madison
20 Hughes Road
Madison, Alabama 35758
Located on the Crestwood Madison campus

Once your appointment is scheduled, our team will provide detailed instructions on what to expect and where to go for your procedure. If at any time you have questions regarding an appointment, please feel free to call 256-429-4888.

Advanced medical diagnostics isn’t just high-tech equipment with the latest features. It is also equipment that takes your comfort and ease into consideration. At Crestwood, we are combining advanced diagnostics and procedures with convenience, comfort and expertise.

• High Field Open MRI (550 lb. capacity) utilizes a large magnet to provide high resolution images of the body part in need of examination. When your doctor orders an MRI, now there is a choice for open MRI right here at Crestwood’s Imaging and Diagnostic Center. Our high-field open MRI gives both detailed images for your physician and wide open space for your comfort. Crestwood also offers MRI procedures on the main campus for after hours and weekends. The Crestwood High Field Open MRI is accredited by the American College of Radiology. 
  
  Crestwood uses the GE Signa MRI. This system blends the high quality image capacity of the closed system with the spacious feel of the open MRI system. The improved system also allows for imaging of anatomical features previously impossible or impractical for earlier systems to see therefore opening the possibility for new and/or unique procedures to be performed.
  
• Breast MRI is a supplemental tool used for detecting and staging breast cancer and other breast abnormalities. Breast MRI is available in the Crestwood Imaging & Diagnostic Center. It is important to remember that Breast MRI is not a replacement for mammography or breast ultrasound.
  
• Mammography is a specific type of imaging that uses a low dose x-ray system for examination of the breast. A Biolucent MammoPad© breast cushion is used to increase patient comfort during compression. Mammograms are performed in the Crestwood Women’s Center located at 185 Chateau Drive (on the main Crestwood campus) or at Crestwood Madison at 20 Hughes Road.
  
  Mammography is one of the most highly reliable procedures for detecting breast tumors. Regularly scheduled mammograms can detect breast cancer in its early, most curable stages. The mammography unit at Crestwood reduces radiation by as much as 30 percent – making it one of the most advanced and safest available. And our mammography program is accredited by the F.D.A. through the mammography Quality Standards Act, or MQSA. Your best protection against breast cancer is early detection. This means examining your breast once a month, getting a breast exam from you OB-GYN at least once a year and beginning yearly mammograms at the age of 40.
  Click here more information on the Crestwood Women's Center and Breast Care.
  
• Computerized Tomography (CT Scan) is an X-ray procedure that combines many X-ray images with the aid of a computer. CT is distinguished from other imaging tools like traditional X-ray or MRI by its ability to display a combination of soft tissue (like muscle, tissue, organs and fat), bones and blood vessels all in a single image. Radiologists perform CT scans to diagnose brain, spine, lymph node, sinus, lung, liver, pancreas, kidney, bowel and blood disease. At Crestwood, we  utilize both 32 slice and 64 slice CT modalities. The Crestwood CT Scan is also accredited by the American College of Radiology.
  
• Cardiac Computed Tomography Angiography(CCTA) is a noninvasive imaging test that uses CT scan and computer software to look at the arteries supplying blood to the heart. It is different from conventional ways of evaluating the heart vessels in that it does not require sedation or extended monitoring after the procedure. Insurance may cover the cost of the CCTA procedure. Please contact your insurance company regarding your policy and coverage of CCTA.
  
• Computed Tomography Angiography (CTA) is also used to acquire images of the pulmonary vessels and lower extremity vessels. This noninvasive imaging test can help radiologists identify numerous health conditions such as pulmonary embolism, stenosis, aneurysm or thrombosis.
  
• Nuclear Medicine involves the use of radioactive isotopes to prevent, diagnose and treat disease. Information gathered during nuclear medicine procedures is more comprehensive than other imaging  techniques because it describes organ function, not just structure. This results in many diseases and cancers being diagnosed much earlier.
  
• Ultrasound, also known as sonography or ultrasonography, is an imaging tool that does not involve exposure to radiation. Instead, ultrasound uses high-frequency sound waves to look at organs and structures inside the body.

Appointments:
To schedule an appointment: 256-429-4888
Monday - Friday
Hours (Crestwood Main Facility and Crestwood Imaging & Diagnostic Center): 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Hours (Crestwood Madison): 7 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Same day appointments available.
Walk-ins welcome for X-ray, Ultrasound and Laboratory Services

Crestwood Diagnostic Imaging Services Locations:

1) Crestwood Main Facility One Hospital Drive Huntsville, Alabama 35801 Enter through Outpatient Registration on the north side of the hospital  2) Crestwood Imaging & Diagnostic Center 700 Airport Road; Suite H Huntsville, Alabama 35801 Located on the Crestwood Campus

3) Crestwood Diagnostic Center - Madison 20 Hughes Road Madison, Alabama 35758 Located on the Crestwood Madison campus

American College of Radiology (ACR) is headquartered in Reston, Va., awards accreditation to facilities for the achievement of high standards after a peer review evaluation of the practice. Evaluations are conducted by board-certified physicians and medical physicists who are experts in the field.
They assess the qualifications of the personnel and the adequacy of facility equipment. The surveyors report their findings to the ACR’s Committee on Accreditation, which subsequently provides the practice with a comprehensive report.
The ACR is a national organization serving more than 32,000 diagnostic and interventional radiologists, radiation oncologists, and nuclear medicine and medical physicists with programs focusing on the practice of medical imaging and radiation oncology and the delivery of comprehensive health care practices. Learn more at http://www.acr.org/.