Our Commitment to You…..

Providing Individualized, Innovative and Nurturing Healthcare for Women

To keep this commitment, our Radiologists, Technologists, and Medical Assistants are closely involved in the diagnostic exam of each patient. By taking a special interest in each and every patient, we can help ensure quality care.

We listen…

to your concerns and maintain confidentiality in the information you’ve entrusted with us. If intervention or treatment is needed, our Radiology professionals will guide each patient in recognizing and respond with respect and dignity to individual medical, physical, and emotional needs.

We realize that our work makes a difference in our patient’s lives and in our community

After your exam, you’ll have the chance to consult with one of our specialized Radiologists, who has been trained to diagnose and treat a specific system of the human body. Here at Winchester Radiologists, you’ll always talk to an expert who can provide specialized knowledge.

Our Services

Ultrasound

What is Ultrasound?

Ultrasound imaging (also called “sonography”) uses high-frequency sound waves to create visual images of the internal body structures.

As the sound waves pass through the body, some of the waves are absorbed by the body’s tissues, while others are reflected back. The reflected sound waves are measured and displayed by a computer, which then creates a real-time image on a monitor.

The sonographer will electronically store the images which will be studied and evaluated by the radiologist.

Ultrasound Imaging of the Breast

Ultrasound imaging of the breast produces a picture of the internal structures of the breast.

This type of exam can help to determine if an abnormality is solid (which may be a non-cancerous lump of tissue or a cancerous tumor) or fluid-filled (such as a benign cyst) or both cystic and solid. Ultrasound can also help show additional features of the abnormal area.

During a breast ultrasound examination, the sonographer or physician performing the test may use Doppler techniques to evaluate blood flow, or lack of flow, in any breast mass. In some cases this may provide additional information as to the cause of the mass.

Ultrasound can be offered as a supplemental breast cancer screening tool for women who are at high risk for breast cancer and unable to undergo an MRI examination. Ultrasounds are particularly useful for pregnant women or those who should not be exposed to x-rays (which is necessary for a mammogram).

Obstetrical Ultrasound Imaging

Obstetrical ultrasound provides pictures of an embryo or fetus within a woman’s uterus, as well as the mother’s uterus and ovaries.

A Doppler ultrasound study may be part of an obstetrical ultrasound examination. Doppler ultrasound is a special ultrasound technique that evaluates blood flow through a blood vessel, including the body’s major arteries and veins in the abdomen, arms, legs, neck, and head (in infants and children).

During an obstetrical ultrasound the examiner may evaluate blood flow in the umbilical cord or may, in some cases, assess blood flow in the fetus or placenta.

Obstetrical ultrasound is a useful clinical test to establish the presence of a living embryo/fetus; estimate the age of the pregnancy; determine if there are multiple pregnancies; determine the amount of amniotic fluid around the baby; check for opening or shortening of the cervix; assess fetal growth; assess fetal well-being.

Pelvic Ultrasound Imaging

A pelvic ultrasound provides pictures of the structures and organs in the lower abdomen and pelvis.

There are two types of pelvic ultrasound abdominal (transabdominal) and vaginal (transvaginal, endovaginal) for women.

These examinations can help diagnose symptoms experienced by women such as pelvic pain, abnormal bleeding, and other menstrual problems that can help identify palpable masses such as ovarian cysts; uterine fibroids; and ovarian or uterine cancers.

Sonohysterogram (Ultrasound of the Uterus)

Sonohysterogram, also known as saline infusion sonography, is a special, minimally invasive ultrasound technique. It provides pictures of the inside of a woman’s uterus.

A Doppler ultrasound study may be part of a sonohysterogram examination. Doppler ultrasound is a special ultrasound technique that evaluates blood as it flows through a blood vessel. It is a valuable technique for evaluating unexplained vaginal bleeding that may be the result of uterine abnormalities such as polyps; fibroids; endometrial atrophy; endometrial adhesions (or scarring); malignant lesions/masses and congenital defects.

Sonohysterogram is also used to investigate uterine abnormalities in women who experience infertility or multiple miscarriages.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

What is Magnetic Resonance Imaging?

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a noninvasive medical test that helps physicians diagnose and treat medical conditions.

MRI uses a powerful magnetic field, radio frequency pulses, and a computer to produce detailed pictures of organs, soft tissues, bone, and virtually all other internal body structures.

Detailed MRI exams allow physicians to evaluate various parts of the body and determine the presence of certain diseases. The images can then be examined on a computer monitor, transmitted electronically, the copied to a CD or printed.

MRI does not use ionizing radiation (x-rays).

MRI of the Breast

An MRI of the breast offers valuable information about many breast conditions that cannot be obtained by other imaging modalities, such as mammography or ultrasound.

MRI of the breast is not a replacement for mammography or ultrasound imaging but rather a supplemental tool that has many important uses, including screening women at high risk for breast cancer.

This exam may be an appropriate tool to screen for breast cancer, and is typically used when a strong family history of breast cancer is present.

A strong family history is usually a mother or sister who has had breast cancer before age 50. It can also be aunts or cousins, including those on your father’s side. Relatives who have had ovarian cancer also increase your risk.

Your primary care doctor can look at your family history and determine if an MRI screening may be appropriate for you.

If in the unfortunate circumstance you are diagnosed with breast cancer, a breast MRI may be performed to determine how large the cancer is and whether it involves the underlying muscle. An MRI may show if there are other cancers in the same breast, whether there is an unsuspected cancer in the opposite breast, and if there are any abnormally large lymph nodes in the armpit, which can be a sign that the cancer has spread to that site.

MRI OF THE BODY

MRI of the Body

An MRI of the body is performed to evaluate the organs of the chest and abdomen—including the heart, liver, biliary tract, kidneys, spleen, bowel, pancreas, and adrenal glands. It also is used to see pelvic organs including the bladder, the reproductive organs such as the uterus and ovaries, blood vessels, and lymph nodes.

Meet the Women’s Imaging Team

Doctors

Zoe Brown MD

Zoe Brown, MD

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Subspecialty:
Diagnostic Radiology

Medical School:
Jefferson Medical College 2000-2004

Residency & Internship Programs:
Boston University Medical Center – General Surgery Residency 2004-2006
Christiana Hospital – Diagnostic Radiology Residency 2007-2012

David K. Harry MD

David K. Harry, MD

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Specialty:
Diagnostic Radiology

Medical School:
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center 1981-1985

Residency & Internship Programs:
Medical Center of Delaware – Radiology 1985-1989

David Magarik MD

David Magarik, MD

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Specialty:
Diagnostic Radiology

Medical School:
Washington University School of Medicine 1972-1976

Residency & Internship Programs:
Jewish Hospital of St. Louis – Internal Medicine Residency 1976-1978
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center – Radiology Residency 1979-1982

Radiology Fellowship in Ultrasound & CT:
University of Maryland Hospital Baltimore 1982-1983

Blake H. Watts MD

Blake H. Watts, MD

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Sub-Specialty:
Body Imaging

Medical School:
University of Virginia School of Medicine 1981-1985

Residency & Internship Programs:
Medical College of Virginia – Internal Medicine Residency 1985-1987
University of Virginia – Radiology Residency 1987-1991

Body Imaging Fellowship:
Medical College of Virginia 1991-1992

Joan A. Von Arras MD.

Joan A. Von Arras, MD

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Sub-Specialty:
Nuclear Medicine

Medical School:
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine 1979-1981
Yale University School of Medicine 1981-1983

Residency & Internship Programs:
Yale University – Internship 1983-1984
Medical College of Wisconsin – Radiology Residency 1984-1988

Nuclear Radiology Fellowship:
Medical College of Wisconsin-Nuclear Medicine 1984-1985

Joseph Poe MD

Joseph Poe, MD

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Sub-Specialty:
Neuroradiology

Medical School:
Marshall University School of Medicine 1992-1996

Residency & Internship Programs:
Mayo Clinic – Radiology Residency 1996-2000

Neuroradiology Fellowship:
Mayo Clinic 2000-2001

Our doctors are specialists. Click on one of their pictures above to learn more about what they specialize in.

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