Imaging and Radiology Services

Alta Bates Summit Medical Center's state-of-the-art radiology and imaging services are available at multiple locations throughout the East Bay area, providing radiology, MRI, densitometry, tomography, CT scans, X-ray, fluroscopy, digital mammography, Pet scans, nuclear medicine, and ultrasound.

We've included address and phone number listings for the various imaging locations. Please contact your physician for a referral to any of these services.

Listings with an * asterisk identify centers that offer a mechanical lift for wheelchair users.

• Bone Densitometry
• Computed Tomography or CT Scan
• Diagnostic X-Ray
• Fluoroscopic Studies
• Interventional Radiology
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging or MRI
• Mammography / Digital Mammogram
• Nuclear Medicine
• PET / CT Scan
• Ultrasound

Bone Densitometry

Our East Bay area bone densitometry services measure bone mineral content and density using X-rays. This measurement can indicate decreased bone mass, a condition in which bones are more brittle and more prone to break or fracture easily. Bone densitometry is used primarily to diagnose osteoporosis and to determine fracture risk.

Locations:

• Carol Ann Read Breast Health Center *
  Providence Pavilion, Summit Campus
  (View Summit Campus Map)
  3100 Summit Street, Oakland
  (510) 869-8377
• Imaging & Mammography Center
  5730 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland
  (510) 204-1880

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Computed Tomography or CT Scan

A computed tomography, or CT scan, combines X-rays with computer scans to produce detailed pictures of soft tissues, organs and bones. CT scans are often used for diagnosis, as well as to guide the surgeon’s instruments in drainage or biopsy procedures, and we also offer the option of low-dose CT scans and PET CT scans in the East Bay area.

Locations:

• Diagnostic Imaging *
  Alta Bates Campus
  (View Alta Bates Campus Map)
  2450 Ashby Avenue, Berkeley
  (510) 204-1566
• Alta CT *
  Herrick Campus
  (View Herrick Campus Map)
  2001 Dwight Way, Berkeley
  (510) 204-4460
• Diagnostic Imaging *
  Merritt Pavilion, Summit Campus
  (View Summit Campus Map)
  350 Hawthorne Avenue, Oakland
  (510) 869-6588
• Alta Bates Summit Imaging Center *
  (View Summit Campus Map)
  3100 Summit Street, Oakland
  (510) 869-8800

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Diagnostic X-Ray

Our East Bay area X-ray technology uses radiation to take pictures of structures inside the body, usually the bones. X-ray can be used to diagnose broken bones or other injuries.

Locations:

• Diagnostic Imaging *
  Alta Bates Campus
  (View Alta Bates Campus Map)
  2450 Ashby Avenue, Berkeley
  (510) 204-1566
• Imaging Department *
  Herrick Campus
  (View Herrick Campus Map)
  2001 Dwight Way, Berkeley
  (510) 204-6493
• Imaging and Mammography Center *
  5730 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland
  (510) 204-1880
• Diagnostic Imaging *
  Merritt Pavilion, Summit Campus
  (View Summit Campus Map )
  350 Hawthorne Avenue, Oakland
  (510) 869-6588
• Alta Bates Summit Imaging Center *
  (View Summit Campus Map)
  3100 Summit Street, Oakland
  (510) 869-8800
• Summit Health Center
  Pacific Renaissance Plaza, Oakland
  (510) 839-0298

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Fluoroscopic Studies

A specialized dye scan helps capture a continuous beam of X-rays to evaluate structures and movement within parts of the body, such as blood vessels or the digestive tract. Fluoroscopy can be used to guide the doctor’s instruments during a lumbar puncture (spinal tap).

Myelography is an imaging examination that involves the injection of contrast material in the space around the spinal cord using fluoroscopy.

Locations:

• Diagnostic Imaging *
  Alta Bates Campus
  (View Alta Bates Campus Map)
  2450 Ashby Avenue, Berkeley
  (510) 204-1566
• Diagnostic Imaging *
  Merritt Pavilion, Summit Campus
  (View Summit Campus Map)
  350 Hawthorne Avenue, Oakland
  (510) 869-6588
• Alta Bates Summit Imaging Center *
  (View Summit Campus Map)
  3100 Summit Street, Oakland
  (510) 869-8800

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Interventional Radiology

• Diagnostic Imaging *
  Alta Bates Campus
  (View Alta Bates Campus Map)
  2450 Ashby Avenue, Berkeley
  (510) 204-1566
• Special Procedures Cardiovascular *
  Merritt Pavilion, Summit Campus
  (View Summit Campus Map)
  350 Hawthorne Avenue, Oakland
  (510) 655-4000

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging or MRI

Our East Bay area MRI services use magnetic field impulses and radio waves to provide pictures of organs and structures inside the body.

Magnetic resonance angiography, or MRA, is a type of MRI that looks specifically at the body’s blood vessels.

Locations:

• Magnetic Imaging Affiliates *
  5730 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland
  (510) 204-2744
• Medical Center Magnetic Imaging
  3000 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland
  (510) 869-8777

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Mammography / Digital Mammogram

According to the National Cancer Institute, the use of digital mammography aids in early detection of cancer in certain women younger than age 50, those who are premenopausal or perimenopausal, and those who have dense breast tissue.

We offer mammograms at several East Bay area locations, serving the cities of Oakland, Piedmont, Emeryville, Berkeley, Albany, El Cerrito, Richmond, Orinda, Moraga, Lafayette, Walnut Creek, and San Ramon.

Request a Mammogram Appointment Online

Locations:

• Carol Ann Read Breast Health Center *
  Providence Pavilion, Summit Campus
  (View Summit Campus Map)
  3100 Summit Street, Oakland
  (510) 869-8377
• Imaging and Mammography Center *
  5730 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland
  (510) 204-1880
• Women's Health Center in Lafayette
  3595 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Suite 350, Lafayette
  (925) 962-9129
• Summit Health Center
  Pacific Renaissance Plaza, Oakland
  (510) 839-0298

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Nuclear Medicine

This modality is used to check the health of internal organs and bones, as well as measure the blood flow through the muscle and heart walls.

Locations:

• Diagnostic Imaging *
  Alta Bates Campus
  (View Alta Bates CampusMap)
  2450 Ashby Avenue, Berkeley
  (510) 204-1557
• Diagnostic Imaging *
  Merritt Pavilion, Summit Campus
  (View Summit Campus Map)
  350 Hawthorne Avenue, Oakland
  (510) 869-6588

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PET / CT Scan

• Alta Bates Summit PET / CT
  3000 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland
  (510) 869-6944

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Ultrasound

This machine uses sound waves to form pictures of internal organs. In pregnant women it is used to check the condition of the fetus. It is often used for diagnosis of abdominal or pelvic pain.

Ultrasound can also be used for breast, liver or thyroid biopsy to help the doctor direct the surgical instruments to the site of abnormal growth, as well as for thoracentesis or paracentesis (fluid drainage).

Locations:

• Diagnostic Imaging *
  Alta Bates Campus
  (View Alta Bates CampusMap)
  2450 Ashby Avenue, Berkeley
  (510) 204-1566
• Imaging and Mammography Center *
  5730 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland
  (510) 204-1880
• Diagnostic Imaging *
  Merritt Pavilion, Summit Campus
  (View Summit Campus Map)
  350 Hawthorne Avenue, Oakland
  (510) 869-6588
• Alta Bates Summit Imaging Center *
  (View Summit Campus Map)
  3100 Summit Street, Oakland
  (510) 869-8800

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