UPMC Hamot utilizes a range of technologies in diagnosing cancer, including:
- Electromagnetic navigational bronchoscopy
- 4 multi-slice CT scanners including 16- and 64-slice units
- 4, 1.5T short-bore high-strength MRI
- Full-field digital mammography
- 3D mammography (tomosynthesis)
- Breast MRI
- Breast ultrasound
- Stereostatic, ultrasound, and MRI-guided breast biopsies
Specialized treatment options:
- Chemoembolization
- Robotic Surgery
- HALO radiofrequency ablation for Barrett’s Esophagus
- Brachytherapy
- Cryotherapy
- Transanal endoscopic microsurgery
- Thyroid cancer l-131 treatment
