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MRI CT PET/CT X-Ray - Fluoroscopy Ultrasound Digital Screening Mammography Nuclear Medicine
Bone Densitometry (DEXA) NeuroInterventional Radiology Interventional Radiology VenaCure™ Uterine Fibroid Embolization

TRA has been providing quality diagnostic radiology examinations and image-guided procedures in the south Puget Sound since 1943. Our focus on delivering excellence one person at a time begins with a staff of recognized physicians, new facilities with leading edge technology, and highly qualified technologists and staff that provide each patient with compassionate, individualized care.

TRA offers four convenient outpatient imaging centers and we are proud to provide radiology services to many of the hospitals throughout the South Sound.
Referring Physicians
Go to our page For Physicians & Referral Staff to find the referral forms you need to order an exam or procedure for your patient. Have questions? We have radiology physicians available to help.

Body CT/MR

MRI

MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) uses a powerful magnet, radio waves and complex computer processing to produce cross sectional images of any part of the body, most commonly the brain, spine and joints.
CT

CT (computed tomography) imaging uses x-ray beams and computers to show detailed images of several types of tissue—lung, bone, soft tissue and blood vessels.
PET/CT

PET (positron emission tomography/computed tomography) is most frequently used to detect cancer or to better understand how cancer is spreading in the body. It involves the injection of a radioactive sugar, which travels to places in the body where glucose is used for energy.

X-Ray - Fluoroscopy

Today’s digital x-rays are faster and clearer than ever. Digital fluoroscopy is an x-ray technique for capturing movie-like x-ray images and is used during joint injections and other procedures.
Ultrasound

Ultrasound imaging uses ultra-high frequency sound waves and complex computer processing to produce cross sectional images of internal organs and anatomy.
Digital Screening Mammography

Every screening mammogram at TRA is interpreted by a board certified radiologist specializing in breast imaging. The breast images are then run through a sophisticated computer analysis. The addition of computer aided detection (CAD) to traditional mammography has been shown to increase the rate of cancer detection by as much as 20 percent.

Nuclear Medicine

Nuclear medicine is a safe and painless imaging technology which uses radioactive tracers and a gamma ray detecting camera to examine bones and the functional status of internal organs.
Bone Densitometry (DEXA)

Bone densitometry (DEXA) is the most accurate and advanced testing technique available to measure the mineral density of the spine and hip. It is used to diagnose the presence of osteoporosis.
NeuroInterventional Radiology

NeuroInterventional radiology focuses on diagnosis and treatment of abnormalities of the nervous system, spine, head and neck. This rapidly advancing specialty provides imaging and minimally invasive treatment for conditions that previously may have required major surgery.

Interventional Radiology

Interventional Radiology uses image guidance to perform minimally invasive procedures. Some of these procedures are done for purely diagnostic purposes, while others are done for treatment purposes. Interventional procedures are generally associated with less risk, less pain, and shorter recovery times compared to open surgeries.
VenaCure™

VenaCure™ is a non-surgical laser procedure to treat varicose veins. It requires no general anesthesia, no stitches, and no recovery period after the 45-minute procedure.
Uterine Fibroid Embolization

Uterine Fibroid Embolization (UFE) is a minimally invasive, nonsurgical procedure to block blood flow to fibroids, causing them to shrink.

- Both men and women get symptomatic varicose veins. For more information about our 1-hour, minimally invasive cure for varicose veins, select VenaCure in our Exams & Procedures section, or call (253) 284-0841.
- You can bring a CD to an MRI appointment. But leave your iPod at home. It can't go into the scanning room.
- PET/CT scans are a highly useful tool for patients with cancer. Talk to your doctor about whether PET/CT is appropriate for you.
- Digital screening mammograms are available at TRA-on Lilly and TRA-Lakewood. If you are a woman 40 or older, have your digital screening mammogram at TRA Medical Imaging.
- TRA has more than 50 board certified radiology physicians (radiologists) who have additional training in specialty fields such as neuroradiology, musculoskeletal radiology, breast imaging, pediatric imaging and more.
- TRA-on Cedar, TRA-on Lilly and TRA-Lakewood offer digital x-ray without an appointment. Please remember to bring your referral form, though.
- Interventional radiologists specialize in performing minimally invasive procedures, often replacing traditional open surgery. These physicians have dedicated their careers to performing these procedures with clinical expertise.
- The experts performing life saving emergency stroke and aneurysm care at St. Joseph Medical Center and Tacoma General Hospital are TRA neurointerventional surgeons.
- If you have a pacemaker, aneurysm clip or certain other implanted devices, you cannot have an MRI. If you are scheduled for one, call TRA Scheduling before your appointment.