The Centre

Examinations

Magnetic resonance

Computed Tomography

Mammography

X-ray examination

Medical ultrasonography (sonography)

3D-4D Ultrasound

Bone densitometry

Contact details

The centre is situated in a quiet and well communicated area of Barcelona, near the Tibidabo mountain.
Although MRI and CT scans are the key aspects of our activity, we also provide x-ray examinations, mammography, medical ultrasonography (sonography) and bone density measurements. As well as exploring current disorders or their causes, we also provide health screening for general prevention and early detection.

Our aim is to deliver the best possible service and diagnostic assessment to patients and doctors who refer patients to Our center. Experienced physicians and well trained staff will take care of you and conduct your examination to achieve the best quality images leading to accurate diagnosis.

The center uses the highest quality equipment for diagnostic imaging and a highly specialized medical staff, and thus guarantees greatest well-being of our patients and highest speed and reliability in any kind of exploration.

The availability of all different diagnostic imaging options allows greatest medical efficiency, convenience and comfort for our patients.

Constant renovation and acquisition of lastest generation equipment enables us to provide our patients with the most suitable technology to face the diagnostic challenges of the XXI century.

In a magnetic field, reflected waves of radiowaves applied to your body will be received and transformed to very precise images, particularly of the soft tissues (whereas a CT-scan provides detailed information about the structure of bones). The examination usually takes 20 to 30 minutes and you will be closely monitored all the time. To obtain additional information, a contrast agent may sometimes be useful.

The centre has non claustrophobic magnetic resonance technology. This technology provides maximum comfort for claustrophobic and anxious patients as well as children.
Further advantages of this technology:

· Quiet scans
· Easier access
· Comfortable positioning of the patient
· Open on three sides for a panoramic 270° view

CT combines the use of x-rays with latest computer technology to create cross-sectional images of your body. The examination lasts from 5-15 minutes, depending on the body region examined.

After the examination, computerised reconstructions can create sectional images in other planes (e.g. vertical). Sometimes, intravenous contrast (dye) is used to highlight blood vessels and to enhance the structure of organs like the brain, spine, liver, and kidney.

Cancer of the breast is very common. In Mammography the breast is examined with a specific x-ray unit, that applies very soft x-rays. Different kinds of tissue can be displayed with high contrast, especially small calcifications which are often early signs of breast cancer.

Survival to breast cancer is proportional to an early diagnosis, hence an early diagnosis enables an improvement in life quality of breast cancer patients.

X-ray, or radiography, is the easiest way for a physician to assess broken bones; however, x-ray is used for more than bones and joints. An x-ray image is produced when a small amount of x-rays passes through your body and strikes a sensitive film on the other side of the body, which will thus be darkened.
The tissues of your body absorb the rays to a lesser extent than bones, while the air contained in lungs let most of the rays pass unchanged. The film will show a shadow-like image of the contents of your body in a scale of grey (with bones almost white, lung almost black).

This imaging technique is used to obtain a first insight into muscles and internal organs, their size, structures and any pathological lesions. It can be very useful in the hands of an experienced examiner, particularly for slim patients. In case of lesions detected, sometimes secondary examinations become advisable, like follow-up examinations or cross-sectional studies. Sonographers typically use a hand-held probe (called a transducer) that is placed directly on and moved over the patient.

RealTime 4D imaging is the continuous, three-dimensional scanning of an object with simultaneous visualization of the A, B and C planes. This revolutionary quad-beam technology, obtaining 3D images in RealTime up to 25 volumes per second, goes beyond the boundaries of traditional ultrasound and opens the 4th dimension of time to the medical world.

Bone density measurements are carried out using the latest densitometer: the dual photon energy (DXA) Discovery QDR densitometer. It has been scientifically proven that dual photon energy technology is the best method for bone density measurement. This machine takes spine as well as femur density measurements.

Dr. Manchon Diagnostic Imaging Centre

Av. Tibidabo nº9
08022 Barcelona
Spain

Tel: +34 - 93 445 06 00
Fax: +34 - 93 253 07 80

informacion@dr-manchon.com

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