The Body Imaging Section at Penn State Hershey Medical Center provides high-quality, diagnostic imaging examinations using computerized tomography and magnetic resonance imaging for applications in the thorax, abdomen and pelvis.

Thoracic imaging includes CT angiography, high-resolution chest CT, virtual bronchoscopy, and standard chest CT examinations. Abdominal/pelvic studies include a broad range of applications including multiphase enhanced studies for the diagnosis of pancreas, renal and liver neoplasms, CT enterography, CT urography, and CT virtual colonoscopy. There is extensive use of multiplanar reformats and 3D image processing using dedicated workstations and web based technology.  A 3D processing lab is fully staffed.

Abdominal MRI exams include applications such as MRCP, MR urography, and dynamic enhanced liver, renal and pancreas studies. Additionally, pelvic MRI is routinely used in the assessment of congenital uterine anomalies, evaluation of female pelvic neoplasms and inflammatory conditions, and pre-embolization evaluation for uterine leiomyomas.

The Body Imaging Section also provides image guided biopsy and aspiration services for the chest, abdomen and pelvis using both CT and US guidance.

Penn State has a Level I trauma service and we provide comprehensive imaging support for acute trauma patients. Additionally, the medical and surgical oncology services are very busy including numerous research protocols that are supported by our imaging section.