It's time to take care of you. At Wake Radiology UNC REX, It only take two minutes to schedule your annual mammogram online. With 14 locations throughout the Triangle, Wake Radiology UNC REX is conveniently located where you live, work and play. We offer early...
It's time to take care of you. At Wake Radiology UNC REX, It only take two minutes to schedule your annual mammogram online. With 14 locations throughout the Triangle, Wake Radiology UNC REX is conveniently located where you live, work and play. We offer early...
In this video, we discuss the forces associated with the static magnetic field that would be acting on a surgically implanted device. We also briefly discuss the concept of spatial gradients and how to interpret the provided maps in order adhere to the conditions of...
Understanding the Process of Breast Imaging is important to our Patient and reduces Anxiety. Learn the sequence of breast imaging and detection of cancer.
Wake Radiology recommends mammograms starting at age 40. High-quality, annual 3D mammography remains a woman’s best option for early breast cancer detection. Long-term follow up in multiple studies have shown an 18-29% reduction in breast cancer mortality when annual...
Abbreviated Breast MRI (Fast Breast) is a breast cancer screening tool available to women who have an average risk of breast cancer or who have dense breasts.
When a doctor orders an MRI, patients know they that will get information about an injury or health concern. What they don’t know, is what to expect during the actual MRI exam. To help, Kimberly Morris, Lead MRI technologist and Manager of our Raleigh MRI office, helped us pull together information that walks you through the entire process.
WakeRad UNC REX continues to keep our community safe with new safety protocols. This includes modified appointment times to allow for improved patient safety, social distancing and more cleaning time. Learn what we’re doing to keep everyone safe.
Wake Radiology UNC REX Healthcare is the first outpatient radiology practice in the Triangle to adopt state-of-the-art artificial intelligence (AI) technology to aid in breast cancer detection. We’re implementing iCAD’s ProFound AI®, an advanced, deep-learning AI software platform, as another tool our physicians may use in the effort to improve cancer detection and decrease recall rates.
Do you really need a mammogram every single year? Yes!
Dr. Siobhan Alexander talks with Valonda Calloway to explain the benefits of annual screenings – particularly 3D mammograms. She also shares how breast imaging radiologists at Wake Radiology UNC REX are leveraging artificial intelligence with 3D screening mammograms to improve early detection and reduce callbacks for more imaging.
The area’s largest diagnostic imaging practice extends care in Johnston County RALEIGH – Wake Radiology, the Triangle’s leader in quality medical imaging, was recently awarded the reading contract at Johnston Health and will soon begin providing subspecialty radiology...
WakeRad UNC REX is carefully monitoring COVID-19 in our community. We’ve added new safety protocols to ensure that our patients and team remain healthy. This includes modified appointment times to allow for improved patient safety, social distancing and more cleaning time. Learn what we’re doing to keep everyone safe.
The FDA and the American College of Radiology set image quality standards. Certifications and accreditations from these groups help ensure quality in the images we take and the care we provide. WakeRad UNC REX has continuously met FDA and ACR standards since the 1990s when they become mandatory.
WakeRad UNC REX welcomes six new radiologists to our team. These doctors strengthen our commitment to subspecialty radiology in the Triangle. Read more about their background and medical imaging area of focus.
There are a lot of reasons women put off having their annual screening mammogram. One reason we routinely hear is that many patients find the compression uncomfortable or even painful. So why is it important? Why is compression necessary during a mammogram?...
What to know before you go! We’ve pulled together some tips and answer to frequent questions that many women have before they have their first – or annual – screening mammogram.
Wake Radiology is offering a free Mammogram Screening Day for uninsured women on Thursday, October 8, 2020. Appointments required! Learn more!
New breast cancer screening guidelines outlined by the American College of Radiology (ACR) and the Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) call for risk assessments beginning at age 30 for all women and detail specific instructions for African American women who are at an increase risk of mortality from breast cancer.
Breast ultrasound shouldn’t replace your mammogram, but it does provide additional diagnostic information, especially if there’s an area of concern. Learn more about the role of breast ultrasound from Dr. Susan Kennedy, one of our breast imaging radiologists.
We’re joining with the American Lung Association and Lung Force to build awareness for CT lung cancer screenings. Let’s stop lung cancer.
Our mammography technologists help turn common excuses into action. Don’t let fear or a lack of understanding to drive decisions about your breast health.
25-year ACR member also to become Vice President of the NCACR RALEIGH, N.C. – June 30, 2019 – Wake Radiology UNC REX Healthcare is proud to recognize Lyndon K. Jordan III, MD, FACR, the practice’s president and managing partner, who was recently named a Fellow with...
Wake Radiology is offering a free Mammogram Screening Day for uninsured women on Wednesday, May 15, 2019. Appointments required! Learn more!
We’re making it easier than ever to access quality, outpatient medical imaging no matter where you live or work in the greater Triangle. Check out what our new partnership means for patients and referring providers. (Hint: it means more office locations for everyone and some will see lower costs!)
WakeRad REX is proud to recognize Dr. Robert Schaaf for receiving the Silver Medal for distinguished & extraordinary service from the NC Radiological Society.
New joint venture improves access to specialized imaging services, reduces costs for patients RALEIGH, N.C. – Feb. 25, 2019 – UNC REX Healthcare and Wake Radiology are joining forces to improve access to specialized imaging services and reduce costs for thousands of...
We know that above imaging quality, our team’s expertise, and convenient locations, the care we provide and how we’re viewed comes down to how we treat those with whom we serve, work and live. In 2018, Wake Radiology launched a year-long initiative called WakeRad...
We are proud to announce that Aquila, a Wake Radiology development partners since March 2018, has received the Health Innovation 2018 Start-up of the Year award.
Congratulations to Mary Brechbiel, a mammography technologist in our Wake Forest office, who recently wrote an article that was featured in the bi-monthly publication produced by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists, the ASRT Scanner.
It’s important to understand your risk for breast cancer. The new guidelines announced earlier this year, Dr. Danielle Wellman helps explain when women should have their first mammogram, how often they should be screened, and what do to do if they are considered to have a higher risk for breast cancer.
Your annual screening mammogram is the best “place to start” for detecting breast cancer. What does in mean if you’re called back for additional exams? And, what type of exam will you have? Check out this simple infographic that our breast imaging radiologists created to show the sequence of exams they can use to confirm a breast cancer diagnosis.
Wake Radiology supports North Carolina Medicaid’s decision to begin covering 3D mammography later this spring. When this goes into effect later this year, the state’s Medicaid program will join Medicare and the area’s largest private insurance carriers who have all extended coverage to include this advanced screening.
Wake Radiology is proud to sponsor the Susan G. Komen Triangle Race for the Cure (for the 11th year!) and is excited to kick off a six-week campaign using roses to explain the benefits of 3D mammography. Local women are invited to take the rose pledge and be entered to win roses for a year!
Wake Radiology announces WakeRad Cares, a year-long campaign recognizing the practice’s 65th anniversary and its long-standing commitment of providing exceptional care to patients, its referring providers and the community.
Learning that you have dense breast tissue can be confusing. From questions about how it’s related to breast cancer to what it means for your long-term health, it’s important for women to understand breast density. Dr. Kerry Chandler explains what women need to know.
You went, not you’ve got questions. Our mammography technologists and breast imaging radiologist address common questions women have AFTER a screening mammogram.