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Dr. Jimenez Imaging & Diagnostics Team. Dr. Alex Jimenez works with top-rated diagnosticians and imaging specialists. In our association, imaging specialists provide fast, courteous, and top-quality results. In collaboration with our offices, we provide the quality of service our patients’ mandate and deserve. Diagnostic Outpatient Imaging (DOI) is a state-of-the-art Radiology center in El Paso, TX. It is the only center of its kind in El Paso, owned and operated by a Radiologist.
This means when you come to DOI for a radiologic exam, every detail, from the design of the rooms, the choice of the equipment, the hand-picked technologists, and the software which runs the office, is carefully chosen or designed by the Radiologist and not by an accountant. Our market niche is one center of excellence. Our values related to patient care are: We believe in treating patients the way we would treat our family and we will do our best to ensure that you have a good experience at our clinic.
Pediatric Complaints Diagnostic Imaging Approaches | El Paso, TX.
This is a brief review of some of the essential pediatric complaints encountered in clinical practice.Acute Trauma…
The Abdomen: Diagnostic Imaging Approach | El Paso, TX.
Diagnosis of the diseases of the abdomen can be classified into: Abnormalities of the gastrointestinal tract…
Diseases of the Chest Approach To Diagnostic Imaging
Core Anatomy
Note generations of the tracheal-bronchial tree, lobes, segments, and fissures. Note secondary…
Head Trauma and Other Intra-Cranial Pathology Imaging Approaches
Head Trauma: Skull Fractures
SKULL FX: COMMON IN THE SETTINGS OF HEAD INJURIES. SKULL FX OFTEN POINT TO…
Why Chiropractors Use X-rays As A Diagnostic Tool For Treatment
Most healthcare providers use x-rays as a diagnostic tool to treat a variety of patient complaints, including…
Wrist/Hand Arthritis and Trauma: Diagnostic Imaging | El Paso, TX.
Wrist & Hand Trauma
Distal Radius & Ulnar Fractures (Colles, Smith's, Barton's, Chauffeur's, DiePunch)-…
The Elbow: Diagnostic Imaging Approach | El Paso, TX.
Acute Elbow Trauma
In adults: Radial head Fx is the m/c (33%) and accounts for 1.5-4% of all fractures.…
Shoulder Diagnostic Imaging Approach | El Paso, TX.
Overview of Shoulder Anatomy
Acute Trauma
Proximal humeral Fx account for 4-6% of all Fxs. Osteoporotic…
Diagnosis and Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis
About 1.5 million people in the United States have rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis, or RA, is a…
Ankle & Foot Diagnostic Imaging Arthritis & Trauma II| El Paso, TX.
Lisfranc Fracture-Dislocation
M/C dislocation of the foot at tarsal-metatarsal articulation (Lisfranc…
How Arthritis Can Affect the Knee
Arthritis is characterized as the inflammation of one or multiple joints. The most common symptoms of arthritis…
Ankle & Foot Diagnostic Imaging Arthritis & Trauma I | El Paso, TX.
Ankle Fractures
10% of all fractures. 2nd m/c following femoral neck Fx. Demographics: young active males and…
The Basic Science of Human Knee Menisci Structure, Composition, and Function
The knee is one of the most complex joints in the human body, consisting of the thigh bone, or femur, the shin…
Knee Arthritis: Diagnostic Imaging Approaches II | El Paso, TX.
Sagittal Fluid Sensitivity
Sagittal Fluid Sensitive MR slice showing large synovial popliteal (Baker's)…
Evaluation of Patients Presenting with Knee Pain: Part II. Differential Diagnosis
The knee is the largest joint in the human body, where the complex structures of the lower and upper legs come…
Knee Arthritis: Diagnostic Imaging Approaches I | El Paso, TX.
Degenerative Knee Arthritis
Knee ArthritisKnee OA (arthrosis) is the m/c symptomatic OA with 240 cases per…
Evaluation of Patients Presenting with Knee Pain: Part I. History, Physical…
Knee pain is a common health issue among athletes and the general population alike. Although symptoms of knee pain…
What is a Quadriceps Tendon Rupture?
The tendons are powerful soft tissues which connect the muscles to the bones. One of these tendons, the quadriceps…
Knee Complaints: Diagnostic Imaging Approach & Neoplasms
Bone Neoplasms Tumor-Like Conditions
Bone neoplasms and tumor-like conditions affecting the knee can be benign…
Knee Pain & Acute Trauma Diagnosis Imaging Part II | El Paso, TX
Meniscal Tears
Acute or chronic. Imaged with MRI (95% sensitivity & 81% specificity)Menisci are formed…
What is Knee Plica Syndrome?
The knee is a made up of a variety of complex soft tissues. Enclosing the knee joint is a fold at its membrane…
Knee Pain & Acute Trauma Diagnosis Imaging Part I | El Paso, TX
Tibial Plateau Fractures
Impaction type fractures predominateResult from valgus or varus stress with or w/o…
What is Chondromalacia Patellae?
Chondromalacia patellae, also referred to as runner's knee, is a health issue in which the cartilage beneath the…
What is Osgood-Schlatter Disease?
Osgood-Schlatter disease is a common cause of knee pain in growing adolescents. It is characterized by the…
What Is Sinding-Larsen-Johansson Syndrome?
Sinding-Larsen-Johansson, or SLJ, syndrome is a debilitating knee condition that most commonly affects teens…
Spinal Infection Diagnostic Imaging Approach | El Paso, TX.
Pyogenic Spinal Infection
aka Spondylodiscitis and vertebral osteomyelitis overall are relatively infrequent…
What is Patellar Tendinitis?
Patellar tendinitis is a common health issue characterized by the inflammation of the tendon which joins the…
Diagnosis of Hip Complaints: Arthritis & Neoplasms Part II | El Paso, TX.
Ischemic Osteonecrosis
Ischemic Osteonecrosis (More accurate term) aka avascular necrosis AVN: this term…
Bisphosphonates: Mechanism of Action and Role in Clinical Practice
Bisphosphonates are a type of drug/medication which blocks the loss of bone density to treat osteoporosis-related…
What is Metastatic Bone Disease?
Cancer which develops in specific organs of the human body, including the lungs, breast, or prostate, among…
Femoroacetabular Impingement
Femoroacetabular impingement, or FAI, is a medical state where additional bone develops in a single or multiple of…
Diagnosis of Hip Complaints: Arthritis & Neoplasms Part I | El Paso, TX.
Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD)
Macroscopic & Microscopic Appearance of Normal vs. Damaged Articular…
Bisphosphonate-Related Proximal Femoral Fractures
With the increase of osteoporosis in older adults, the diagnosis and treatment of abnormal hip fractures, such as …
Acute Pelvis & Hip Trauma Imaging Diagnosis Part II | El Paso, TX.
Hip Fractures
Garden Classification (above) helps with Dx and correct management of patientsM/C Fx…
Impacted Femoral Neck Fractures
Hip fractures are characterized as any type of break in the upper region of the femur or thigh bone. The variety…
Acute Pelvis & Hip Trauma Imaging Diagnosis Part I | El Paso, TX.
Pelvic Fractures Can Be Stable & Unstable
Unstable Fx: a result of high energy trauma with >50% d/t…
Femoral Neck Stress Fractures
The hip is a ball-and-socket joint composed of the head of the thigh bone, or femur, which acts as the ball and…
Osteitis Pubis Treatment
Pain along the pelvis and groin region is known as osteitis pubis. Osteitis pubis develops through the…
Piriformis Syndrome Management
Sciatica is a collection of symptoms in the low back, which radiate down one or both legs. Sciatica is generally…
Understanding Trochanteric Bursitis
The hips are some of the most flexible structures in the human body, providing the necessary amount of strength…