Story Published:
Feb 9, 2009 at 5:24 PM CST
Story Updated:
Feb 9, 2009 at 5:24 PM CST
Tessa Taylor, a radiologic technologist at Cookeville Regional Medical Center, recently earned national credentials in MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).
Taylor earned the credentials from the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT). She works in The Imaging Center at Cookeville Regional.
This certification is voluntary, not mandatory, and Taylor underwent extensive preparation to prepare for the certification.
“She is to be commended for her efforts,” said Michelle Zellner, Director of The Imaging Center. “By obtaining this credential, patients as well as physicians are assured that MRI exams are being performed by a technologist who has met established standards of training and education.”
“Cookeville Regional is the largest medical facility in the Upper Cumberland,” continues Zellner, “and this region deserves to have high quality medical care provided by well-trained and credentialed technologists in an ever-expanding and technically dependant field.”
The Imaging Center at Cookeville Regional offers a wide array of imaging services for the Upper Cumberland region including the region’s first “all digital” full-service outpatient imaging facility at its Outpatient Imaging Center located at 251 West Third Street – just one block from the hospital.
The Imaging Center also offers digital x-ray, nuclear medicine, CT (computed tomography), and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) as well as 4-D ultrasound.
As a matter of fact, the Outpatient Imaging Center features the region’s only high-field “open” MRI which is especially beneficial for patients who tend to be claustrophobic.
Patients having MRI’s also have the added convenience of a television to pass the time or may take advantage of the Ipod docking station that is also available.
The Center also offers both 64-slice and 40-slice CT machines, among the fastest in the Upper Cumberland.
Women’s imaging services are also offered at the Outpatient Imaging Center in The Women’s Center located on the second floor of the new facility.
The Center is a soothing, private environment and includes digital mammography, stereotactic breast biopsy, breast ultrasound, and bone density imaging.
The ARRT is a nationally recognized organization that promotes high standards of patient care by recognizing qualified individuals in medical imaging, interventional procedures and radiation therapy.
ARRT provides a mechanism to recognize individuals who continue to demonstrate their qualifications through adherence to the standards of professional behavior and compliance with the continuing education requirements.
