Imaging & Radiology
Choose UNC Health Rockingham in Eden, North Carolina, for expert imaging services when your doctor recommends a test to check, diagnose, or treat a health condition.
Accredited Services
Feel confident about your care at UNC Health Rockingham because our hospital imaging services are accredited by the American College of Radiology (ACR) every three years. That means our computed tomography (CT), mammography, nuclear medicine, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and ultrasound testing meet requirements for technology, staff, and image quality and safety. Board Certified Radiologists read the exams and share results to the ordering physician.
Lung Cancer Screening
When your medical history and smoking habits meet the criteria for low-dose CT lung cancer screening, look to UNC Health Rockingham for testing. Our hospital meets ACR quality and performance standards and is a Designated Lung Cancer Screening Center™.
High-Quality Images
You’ll benefit from an advanced CT scanner and upgrades to diagnostic imaging technology at UNC Health Rockingham. Get faster, better quality images, and a lower dose of radiation from our digital equipment.
Safe Pediatric Imaging
Protect your child from unnecessary radiation when you select UNC Health Rockingham for pediatric CT imaging services. As an ACR-accredited Image Gently® facility, we reduce your child’s exposure by using “child-sized” radiation doses.
Diagnostic Imaging Tests & Services
Find a wide range of diagnostic tests and imaging services, including:
- Bone density (DXA) scan – Measures bone thickness to determine your risk of osteoporosis
- CT scan – Uses special X-rays to take pictures inside your body of areas such as the abdomen, brain, chest, head, neck, and spine
- CT calcium scoring – Examines your heart arteries for plaque buildup
- Low-dose CT lung cancer screening – Checks your lungs for cancerous growths
- Fluoroscopy – Uses real-time X-ray to look at moving organs inside your body
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) – Uses a strong magnet and radio waves (not radiation) to produce detailed pictures of your abdomen, head, knee, liver, shoulder, and spine to check for tumors and diseases
- Mammogram – Uses 3D imaging of your breasts to look for cancer
- Nuclear medicine – Shows the structure and function of your internal organs, tissues, bones and circulatory system
- PET CT - see below under "mobile testing"
- Ultrasound – Generates sound waves to take pictures of the inside of your body for abdominal, breast, fetal, pelvic, and thyroid studies, and to guide biopsies
- X-ray – Uses radiation to produce pictures of your body parts
Mobile Testing
PET/CT - Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and Computerized Tomography (CT) are both standard imaging tools that allow physicians to pinpoint the location of cancer within the body before making treatment recommendations. Since PET and CT technology each have some medical limitations, we perform hybrid exams during a single session, eliminating the need for separate scans.
These types of exams are minimally invasive and, in many cases, can reduce the need for further tests or more invasive procedures. The examination itself usually takes between 30 minutes to one hour excluding the prep time which has a duration of up to one hour prior to the exam. The PET/CT system provides exceptional image quality and accuracy of diagnostic information.
We now have a mobile unit that comes onsite twice a month, which eliminates the need for patients to travel to neighboring cities or a long wait time to get in for this type of scan. Have the physician refer to UNC Health Rockingham to save you or your loved one crucial time.
Heart & Vascular Tests
Diagnostic imaging also evaluates your heart and circulation health. Learn more about the heart and vascular tests at UNC Health Rockingham.
Your Imaging Technologist
Depend on our registered radiology technologists to provide personal care and treatment. At UNC Health Rockingham you’ll receive excellent imaging services close to home at our hospital, emergency room, and outpatient facilities.
Hospital Imaging Tests
If have questions about a test call 336-623-9711, Ext. 171-2310. On the day of your test, park at the hospital’s main entrance and register at the front desk to get instructions on where to go.
Outpatient Diagnostic Testing
Expect excellent outpatient imaging at UNC Rockingham Wright Imaging Center, which offers:
Ask your doctor’s office about how to prepare for your outpatient imaging test. On the day of your test, park at the Wright Imaging Center, and report to the registration area.
Your Test Results
You’ll receive your imaging test results from your doctor or in your UNC Health My Chart.
