CMU AVAMEDICA offers its patients a series of complete, efficient and highly qualified tests.
Our clinic provides a vast majority of functional diagnosis procedures such as electrocardiographic tests performed using a digital electrocardiograph during physical effort, various medicinal electrocardiographic tests, 24 hour ECG Holter monitoring as well as 24 hour monitoring of blood pressure. We also offer a brand new and unique functional investigation, called computer spirography.
Laboratory Tests
Laboratory testing is one of the most prolific and mandatory steps in the process of physical assessment. This may lead to an early detection of any pathological changes in the human body.
The most insignificant deviations in laboratory data are identified well before the appearance of symptoms that may concern many patients and their doctors. The more complete and complex the evaluation is, the more precise the diagnosis of the suspected disease. This also implies a shorter treatment period. Thus, the need for regular laboratory examinations even when signs of disease are not yet evident, is highly recommended.
Ultrasound
CMU AVAMEDICA Medical Center is equipped with expert and premium performance ultrasound equipment . GE VOLUSON 730 and SONOACE PICO ultrasonographers offer the latest technological features such as: appli-pure, dynamic flow, Q-scan and secondary harmonic (accessible for all probes)and allow the best possible image quality.
A complex ultrasound testing procedure includes not only standard 2D, but also Color Doppler, Power Doppler, spectral Doppler (duplex and triplex), energy, continuous, pulsation, making post-processing data to complete a thorough report of the results. We perform ultrasound screening and diagnosis of the heart (including stress echocardiography), blood vessels, internal organs, bodies and superficial soft tissue, and brain using a transcranial approach. Gynecological and obstetrical examinations include an ultrasound examination of the pregnancy in the first, second and third trimesters, prenatal ultrasound screening of chromosomal aberrations, an in-depth study of the fetal morphology, the evaluation of the indicators of velocimetric vessels of the maternal uterine artery under normal conditions of cerebral average and the venous duct and other major vessels.
Moreover, we have highly performant equipment that allows a close fetal examination using a 4D system. Ultrasound exams are given by specialists in the field.
Imaging
Roentgen
The X-ray was discovered on November 8, 1895 by Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen, a German physicist. The experiment was conducted using a photographic plate. Roentgen took a picture of his wife’s hand, which thus became the first x-ray of the human body. Roentgen called the experiment "X" to refer to the unknown nature of this radiation. Even though today specialists possess great knowledge of the X-ray features and their functioning, the device is still called X-rays or Roentgen.
Radiologists are able to identify the images of bone structure or soft tissues. The X-ray diagnosis is the most common medical radiological investigation. Some X-ray tests require injecting a dye that will outline certain structures and will allow them to be better seen in the picture. Our center has a SIEMENS BOCHUM console with minimal irradiation that allows our specialists to perform examinations that require no previous special preparation.
Mammography
Our clinic employs the latest technological equipment in the screening and diagnosis of breast-related disorders. However, this represents only a part of the services provided to our patients. We are well aware of the issues revolving around the health and special needs of the patients suffering from breast disease, and we seek to offer them the medical attention, the human comfort and discretion they need without compromising the diagnosis.
Osteodensitometry
Osteodensitometry is the investigation of bone density from where results the diagnosis of osteoporosis. DEXA osteodensitometry is the most modern procedure and uses different X-rays that pass through the bone, allowing the assessment of the degree of reduction in bone density. It is not painful and may take place at many levels, most commonly in the hip (femoral neck - the most exposed organ to osteoporotic fracture), lumbar spine and forearm. The results obtained could lead to a osteopenia or osteoporosis diagnosis that requires a different therapeutic approach.
Osteodensitometry is recommended to all women after menopause. A specialist will decide the frequency of examinations thereafter. Men may also suffer from osteoporosis, particularly smokers and those with chronic diseases receiving cortisone treatment. Once again, osteodensitometric testing must be recommended or prescribed by the patient’s doctor. There is no special preparation required prior to an osteodensitometry.
