Headwaters Health Care Centre - Diagnostic Imaging

Medical referral required * a faxed requisition from a doctor required for CT scans

Most services covered by OHIP * copies of x-rays for personal use that are not requested by a doctor incur a $25 charge

English

Dufferin County

Wheelchair Accessible

Imaging services are provided on an inpatient, outpatient and emergency basis * emergency coverage is offered daily 24 hours

Services:

Bone Mineral Density - a test that measures the concentration of minerals in the bones, and diagnoses and monitors osteoporosis
Breast Diagnostic Assessment Program - Screening mammography (OBSP), Diagnostic mammography, Breast ultrasound, Image-guided core breast biopsies
Breast Imaging/Digital Mammography – takes electronic images inside the breast to determine if there is anything unusual
CT Scan (Computerized Tomography) – uses X-ray images to make detailed pictures of body structures
MRI - Breast, Musculosketal, Neuro (brain/spine), Pelvic/Abdominal, Prostrate
Nuclear Medicine – uses safe doses of radiation and pharmaceuticals to diagnose and view how different organs function
Ultrasound – uses high frequency sound waves to produce images of organs and structures of the body
X-Ray – makes use of electromagnetic radiation to take pictures of the human body