Radiology/Imaging Services at UWMC

​​​UW Medicine Radiology/Imaging Services offers the full complement of radiology tests and imaging procedures at Harborview, UWMC and UWMC-Roosevelt. Many modalities are available either the same day requested or the next day.

All of UW Medicine’s radiologists are board certified and specialize in a variety of areas such as neuroradiology, body radiology, interventional radiology, musculoskeletal radiology, ultrasound, nuclear medicine, mammography, chest radiology and more.

Services Available at UWMC

Computed Tomography (CT) (same- or next-day service)

• 64-slice CT of the head, spine, chest, abdomen and extremities
• Cardiac CT and CT coronary angiography
• CT vascular angiography – whole body
• 3D CT
• Musculoskeletal CT and arthrography
• CT biopsies, including lung
• Therapy planning
• CT organ perfusion
• CT enterography
• Virtual CT colonography
• CT pulmonary angiography
• High-resolution lung CT
• CT early lung nodule detection

Ultrasound (same- or next-day service)

• Routine, 3D and 4D high-resolution ultrasound
• Ultrasound of abdomen and pelvis
• Routine and high-risk obstetrical ultrasound
• Nuchal translucency screening
• Gynecologic/transvaginal ultrasound
• Fetal echocardiography
• Thyroid ultrasound, including guided biopsies
• Vascular ultrasound, including duplex, carotids, aorta and extremities
• Prostate ultrasound
• Ultrasound-guided biopsies
• Testicular ultrasound

Magnetic Resonance (MR) (same- or next-day service)

• 3T and 1.5 T MR including functional and spectroscopic imaging
• MR of brain and spine
• Functional brain MR
• MR neurography
• MR spectroscopy
• Diffusion imaging
• MR of abdomen and pelvis
• Prostate MR with perfusion
• Obstetrical and gynecological MR
• Musculoskeletal MR including arthrography
• Vascular MR
• Cardiac MR including heart function
• MR of tumor metabolism and therapy response

Nuclear Medicine, PET/CT & SPECT/CT

• All routine nuclear scanning, including single photon emission computerized tomography (SPECT)
• Cardiac SPECT
• Positron emission tomography (PET) CT for tumor, heart, brain, dementia, fluoride bone scans
• Multiple short-lived PET agents
• Thyroid diagnosis and therapy
• Sentinal node
• Specialty exams

Routine Radiography (walk-in service)

• Plain film studies performed with direct digital radiography
• Digital tomosynthesis and dual energy imaging
• Direct digital fluoroscopy including tomosynthesis and dual energy
• Videofluoroscopy for speech and swallowing
• Scoliosis and leg length digital imaging
• Lung “B” readings for occupational pulmonary disease
• Chest digital fluoroscopy and tomosynthesis with dual energy
• Evaluation of bariatric patients up to 700 pounds

Interventional Radiology (Angiography)

• UW Medicine provides the highest standard in image guided minimal invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Following is the list of some of our procedures that we perform in our state of the art vascular interventional suite.
• General interventional procedures
• Gastrointestinal and genitourinary
• Varicose vein
• Peripheral vascular disease diagnosis and treatment
• Endovascular cancer treatment
• Percutaneous treatment of aortic aneurysms
• Hemodialysis access
• Vascular access
• Uterine fibroid embolization
• Radio frequency tumor ablation
• Transjugular intrahepatic portal shunt
• Angioplasty/stenting
• Y-90 radioisotope embolization
• Arterial stenting
• Vertebropalsty
• Pain therapy

Breast imaging and DEXA is available at UWMC-Roosevelt.

​​​​Appointment Booking Hours

To make an appointment, ple​ase call 206.598.7200 Monday-Friday 8am-5pm