![\"\"](\"https:\/\/charlestonent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/iStock-547041904-768x575.jpg\")
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nCharleston ENT & Allergy<\/span> has achieved national accreditation by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission of Computed Tomography Laboratories (IAC) for our CT scanners, among the first 500 CT laboratories in North America to earn this recognition for high quality patient care and diagnostic technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Prior to the office-based CT scanners, patients would often\nsee a physician on their first visit and need to return for a consultation\nafter an imaging study was performed elsewhere. Our in-house CT scans enable us\nto initiate consultation, obtain the CT scan when necessary, and develop a\ndefinitive treatment plan in the same visit. For example, a CT scan is often\nneeded to diagnose and more accurately treat chronic sinus problems and can be\nperformed with this technology in less than a minute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Information from the CT scan can then be forwarded through\nour network telecommunication system to any of our seven offices and\/or a\nradiologist. It can also be sent directly to the operating room for reference\nduring surgery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We know our patients’ time is valuable. This is one example\nof how we strive to provide efficient, high-quality care for their ear, nose or\nthroat illnesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Our MiniCAT scanners are small, upright CT scanners that\ncreate fast, exceptional quality images of the sinuses and ears. MiniCAT scans\nhave significantly lower radiation dose than sinus and ear scans taken on a\nfull-body CT scanner.Because our MiniCAT scanner is located in our office, your\ndoctor can take your CT scan during your office visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ultrasound scanning or sonography involves exposing part of\nthe body to high-frequency sound waves to produce pictures of the inside of the\nbody. An ultrasound scan does not use ionizing radiation (x-ray). Diagnostic\nultrasound and ultrasound guided biopsies of the neck and thyroid are done in\nour West Ashley office by a board certified interventional radiologist and a\ncertified sonographer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This procedure used ultrasound to guide a tiny needle into a thyroid or other neck nodule.Cells are removed through this tiny needle and sent to the lab for diagnosis.The procedure takes about 30 minutes using only local anesthesia.I causes minimal discomfort, little or no bruising, and requires no stitches.<\/p>\n\n\n\nNeck & Thyroid Ultrasound<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Ultrasound & Ultrasound Guided Biopsy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n