When your doctor needs fast, accurate test results, there's no room for error. That's why Vista Health has state-of-the-art technology available for a multitude of diagnostic tests. Diagnostic testing and treatment programs include:

• Angiography
• Bone Densitometry (to detect Osteoporosis)
  Bone density scans help to determine bone loss and detect osteoporosis potential risk of or signs of the disease. Vista Health System offers bone densitometry scans at the Vista Imaging Center (Gurnee).
  
• Cardiac Catheterization
• Cardiac Stress Tests
• CAT Scans
• Echocardiograms
• EEG's
• EKG's
• HeartSmart Test
• Mammography
• MRI
• Nuclear Medicine
• PET/CT Scans
• Respiratory Therapy
• Stereotactic Breast Biopsy
• Ultrasonography
• Ultrasound Breast Biopsy
• Plus, various other cardiovascular, gastroenterology, laboratory, radiology, and nuclear medicine procedures—all of which are available to you as an outpatient or inpatient.

In addition to diagnostic services available at both hospitals, our diagnostic center in Lindenhurst also offers outpatient testing and laboratory services. Outpatient imaging services are also available at the Vista Imaging Center, a department of Vista Medical Center East, which is located at 95 North Greenleaf Street, Suite B, Gurnee, Illinois.

Electroencephalography (EEG)                      ^ back to top ^

Electroencephalograph (EEG) can help in the diagnosis of a variety of neurological problems from commen headaches and dizziness to seizure disorders, strokes and degenerative brain disease.

Electrocardiogram (EKG)                      ^ back to top ^

An electrocardiogram (EKG) is a record of the electrical activity of the heart to allow diagnosis of abnormal heart conditions.

Cardiac Stress Testing                      ^ back to top ^

A stress test is an exercise test that examines the functio of the heart. Patients are asked to walk on a treadmill to increase their heart rate while being monitored via EKG readings to check for irregularities in the heart rhythm.

CT Scans                      ^ back to top ^

Computed Tomography (CT) scans take detailed cross-sectional images of the body that are used to identify specific conditions.

CT scans are offered at

• Vista Medical Center East, Waukegan (64-slice)
• The Vista Imaging Center, Gurnee (16-slice)

To register, call Central Scheduling at 847-360-4184.

The 64-slice LightSpeed® VCT at Vista Medical Center East can capture images of a beating heart in five heartbeats, meaning less radiation exposure than other CT systems. It can also perform whole body scan in ten seconds, more than twice as fast as conventional multi-slice CT scanners. And it does so without sacrificing clarity – its sub-millimeter resolution offers spectacular views of veins and arteries.

Nuclear Medicine                      ^ back to top ^

Small amounts of radioactive tracers are used in Nuclear Medicine studies to help identify disease.