- About
RAO’s board-certified radiologists and leading-edge diagnostic procedures unite to provide the best chance of early, accurate detection.
- Services
No center in Marion County matches RAO’s comprehensive list of services.
- Breast Aspiration
- Breast MRI
- Breast Needle Localization
- Breast Ultrasound
- Cardiac Scoring
- CT (CAT Scan)
- CT Angiography (CTA)
- CT Enterography
- DEXA (Bone Densitometry)
- Digital Mammography
- Fluoroscopy
- MRA (Magnetic Resonance Angiography)
- MRI
- Nuclear Medicine Bone Scan
- Nuclear Medicine Gallium Scan
- Nuclear Medicine Parathyroid Scan
- Nuclear Medicine Thyroid Scan
- Open MRI
- PET/CT
- Stereotactic Breast Biopsy
- Ultrasound
- Ultrasound-Guided Breast Biopsy
- X-Ray
- Patient Center
Our radiologists, technologists and staff are devoted to your physical and emotional health and comfort throughout your care.
- Referring Clinicians
Our privileges at all Marion County hospitals and quick PACS image and report transmission and digital storage make us the perfect clinical partner.
- Women's Imaging
From screening digital mammography to breast MRI and osteoporosis testing, we specialize in healthier living through early detection.
- Center for Vascular Health
- Teleradiology
- Locations / Contact
We have five convenient locations in Marion County, including two Breast Imaging Centers of Excellence.
- Medical Imaging Center
- Medical Imaging Center at Windsor Oaks
- Women's Imaging Center
- TimberRidge Imaging Center
- Center for Vascular Health
* ACR Breast Imaging Center of Excellence
Services
- Breast Aspiration
- Breast MRI
- Breast Needle Localization
- Breast Ultrasound
- Cardiac Scoring
- CT (CAT Scan)
- CT Angiography (CTA)
- CT Enterography
- DEXA (Bone Densitometry)
- Digital Mammography
- Fluoroscopy
- MRA (Magnetic Resonance Angiography)
- MRI
- Nuclear Medicine Bone Scan
- Nuclear Medicine Gallium Scan
- Nuclear Medicine Parathyroid Scan
- Nuclear Medicine Thyroid Scan
- Open MRI
- PET/CT
- Stereotactic Breast Biopsy
- Ultrasound
- Ultrasound-Guided Breast Biopsy
- X-Ray
About Breast Needle Localization
What is breast needle localization?
Breast needle localization or wire localization is a procedure used to aide in a surgical breast biopsy when the breast lump is difficult to locate or in areas that look suspicious on the x-ray (mammogram) but do not have a distinct lump.
Where is breast needle localization offered?
Breast needle localization is offered at the Women’s Imaging Center.
What to Expect
Mammogram or ultrasound images are used to guide the needle to the suspicious area of the breast. The radiologist typically replaces the needle with a flexible wire and sends the patient to their surgeon with only a wire in place. The surgeon then uses the path of the wire as a guide to locate the abnormal area to be removed.
