An Echocardiogram (or cardiac ultrasound) is an ultrasound of the heart used to measures blood flow through the heart, heart valve structure, and heart wall function.
McLaren Oakland, the 318-bed hospital in Pontiac serving all of Oakland County, has added to its growing list of services by being among the first in the United States to offer advanced technology to diagnose lung cancer. In a minimally invasive procedure, the Monarch Platform can view into the lungs deeper than previous procedures, allowing for the biopsy of smaller, harder-to-reach nodules in this peripheral tissue, resulting in earlier and more accurate lung cancer diagnosis. The technology recently ...