We provide standard mammography which consists of 2 views for each breasts.
Mammography can be used both for diagnostic and screening purposes.
Ladies of more than 40 years of age are advised to have yearly mammography or earlier for those that have risk factors (eg: family history of breast cancer, etc)
Men and women above 50 years of age are prone to osteoporosis. Postmenopausal women however at higher risk in sustaining a fracture.
Bone Mineral Densitometry (BMD) function to look at how dense our bone is and hence predicts the likelihood of developing a fracture. By providing this maiden service in Sandakan, we aim to prevent as much osteoporotic fractures by proactively managing our patients.
BMD machine uses Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptionmetry (DEXA) to provide more accurate measurement of bone density compared with ultrasound.
We are also able to provide Total Body composition and determine total body fat and lean composition. This provide objective measurement of fat in our clients who may be in or planning to go for any weight management program.
Apart from conventional Xray of the chest, we provide radiographic images of other parts of the body, for example, limbs, abdomen, pelvis and skull.
Different parts of the body require different settings and exposure, hence our equipment is capable in providing other views.
CT Scanner is considered as 'bread and butter' for modern medicine. Clinicians depend on good quality CT imaging to help make correct diagnosis.
Higher quality images and sophisticate imaging need higher end scanner. A higher multi-slice scanner enables scans to be done quickly and will be capable to scan complex part of the body.
Sievert Imaging Centre currently equiped with a 16/32 sliced CT Scanner
