CDI to Open 18th National Imaging Center in Federal Way on December 10.Business Editors & Health/Medical Writers FEDERAL WAY, Wash.--(BW HealthWire)--Dec. 7, 2001 Center for Diagnostic Imaging (CDI CDI compact disc interactive: a system for storing a mix of software, data, audio, and compressed video for interactive use under processor control ), a Midwest-based group of independent imaging centers, adds its 18th center nationally when the newest CDI site in Federal Way, Washington Federal Way is a city in King County, Washington, United States. Federal Way is considered a bedroom community by some people and is located between Seattle and Tacoma. Its western boundary is Puget Sound. opens this month. The center, located at 33801-1st Way South in Federal Way, will open December 10 offering high-field MRI 1. (application) MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2. MRI - Measurement Requirements and Interface. imaging services. In March 2002, CDI will enhance its offerings to: high-field short bore MR, helical helical /hel·i·cal/ (hel´i-k'l) spiral (1). hel·i·cal adj. 1. Of or having the shape of a helix; spiral. 2. Having a shape approximating that of a helix. CT and diagnostic injections and pain management procedures. The short bore is a newly-designed MRI scanner that combines high-quality field strength with greater patient comfort than traditional scanners. The design is proven to drastically reduce claustrophobia claustrophobia /claus·tro·pho·bia/ (-fo´be-ah) irrational fear of being shut in, of closed places. claus·tro·pho·bi·a n. An abnormal fear of being in narrow or enclosed spaces. . Medical Director at CDI in Federal Way is Alexander Serra, M.D., a Washington radiologist who specializes in musculoskeletal musculoskeletal /mus·cu·lo·skel·e·tal/ (-skel´e-t'l) pertaining to or comprising the skeleton and muscles. mus·cu·lo·skel·e·tal adj. Relating to or involving the muscles and the skeleton. and body imaging. Dr. Serra was most recently a partner in a large radiology group in Seattle. In this role, he was Director of Body Imaging at Providence Seattle Medical Center and as Medical Director at Open MRI of Federal Way. He is also Assistant Clinical Professor of Radiology at the University of Washington and a consultant to Confirma, Inc., an imaging software development company. Dr. Serra has completed post-graduate training in cardiovascular, musculoskeletal and body imaging and received his medical degree from Cornell University Medical College in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . CDI, a leader in providing high-quality, cost-effective radiologic imaging services since its founding in 1981, currently owns and operates 18 diagnostic imaging centers in five states. A unique, state-of-the-art teleradiology system allows CDI to transmit cases between centers, making the reporting process seamless. CDI offers subspecialty-trained radiologists with expertise in neurology, musculoskeletal, head and neck, body and cardiovascular imaging. For more information about CDI, visit www.cdiradiology.com. |
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