Dr. Miller writes that while both are excellent for evaluating patients, each modality has different strengths so it’s best to determine which is most appropriate for each case.

"At the HSS Stamford facility at Chelsea Piers, patients can be assured that they are getting the same world-quality MR imaging and sonography that they would if they traveled to the main campus in New York City. Integration of our imaging modalities allows HSS radiologists and clinicians access to patient’s studies, regardless of which HSS facility in which it was performed," explains Dr. Miller.

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According to Theodore T. Miller, MD, FACR, chief of the division of Ultrasound in the Department of Radiology & Imaging at HSS, explains that ultrasonography has been shown to have no deleterious effects.

"The risk of any ultrasound guided procedure would be the same as any other time you are sticking a needle into somebody," Dr. Miller says. "You always have to do it with a sterile technique so that you do not introduce an infection to the patient."

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