https://www.saskatoonmedicalimaging.ca/home daily 1.0 2026-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea8b439fff370113d6a8c8d/1588121514844-G2M1AE0H24FKDWT7KEII/ultrasound.jpg Home - A Leader in providing Medical Imaging Services In Saskatoon Saskatoon Medical Imaging is committed to delivering expert healthcare through an experience at our clinics that is comfortable and professional. Whether your visit is for an x-ray, ultrasound, or mammogram, we’re focused on providing superior medical imaging services in Saskatoon. One of the ways we fulfill this promise is by ensuring you have the information you need, so you know exactly what to expect during your visit to SMI. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea8b439fff370113d6a8c8d/1588123444641-17KJ6A6P76FSPF8V6IZQ/ultrasound-services.jpg Home Ultrasound services https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea8b439fff370113d6a8c8d/1588123487399-QEGUM2RAV2W0UK1KUYRL/x-ray-misc.jpg Home X-ray services https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea8b439fff370113d6a8c8d/1588123543721-6PQEKU6JNJ78JXTGXURW/mammography.jpg Home Mammography services https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea8b439fff370113d6a8c8d/1588121921339-IFKRTNP3P2T6JK5Q8GDI/abdominal-ultrasound.jpg Home - Exams and How to Prepare Being informed and properly prepared for your exam makes you more comfortable and at ease with the exam and allows our staff to readily proceed with the exam and capture the images required. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea8b439fff370113d6a8c8d/1588222064390-54W79N78KIGU55JWNYSV/image-asset.jpeg Home - Professional Staff Our highly trained and personable staff are here to make sure your next visit to SMI is the best it can be. Come and meet our team, and get to know us better. https://www.saskatoonmedicalimaging.ca/our-process daily 0.75 2026-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea8b439fff370113d6a8c8d/1588908230747-PTGPHMPFWO2R4CEDMWQR/image-asset.jpeg Our Process - Our Patients Come First At SMI, our patients come first. Our facilities are modern and comfortable, and our staff are here to take care of all your medical imaging needs. Our doctors and technologists are not only leading experts in their fields, but they will work to make sure you’re satisfied with every aspect of your visit to SMI. Knowledge is power, so please feel free to ask questions either prior to or during your visit. We’ll do our best to answer them and make sure you have all the information you need to make the most of your experience at SMI. Remember, we're here to serve you. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea8b439fff370113d6a8c8d/1589307163729-98B9NH96ORSA8HTKMAT4/image-asset.jpeg Our Process - 01. Get a Referral from Your Doctor Doctor referral for clinical appointment https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea8b439fff370113d6a8c8d/1589307488061-8582ZQA38POXMND4NFXT/abdominal-ultrasound.jpg Our Process - 02. Prepare For Your Visit Comfortable clothes during doctors visit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea8b439fff370113d6a8c8d/1589307242857-JEL3YNUKG2XGUFF94GXM/image-asset.jpeg Our Process - 03. Make an Appointment Make an appointment for X-ray services https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea8b439fff370113d6a8c8d/1589308162322-HNR9ES9EFT7VSQH3A2ZV/image-asset.jpeg Our Process - 04. Arrive for Your Visit Arrive on time for your clinic visit https://www.saskatoonmedicalimaging.ca/about-ultrasounds daily 0.75 2026-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea8b439fff370113d6a8c8d/1589430952093-5L7B2W4W906MPHJ2QW2D/ultrasound-misc.jpg About Ultrasounds - Ultrasound Ultrasound is a non-invasive imaging technique that uses high-frequency sound waves to examine the organs, tissues and blood vessels of the body. Ultrasound is a safe, diagnostic imaging exam. It does not use radiation or have any known harmful effects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea8b439fff370113d6a8c8d/1589309110104-6OOKAXIEK37W1ZGNMPMP/ultrasound.jpg About Ultrasounds General ultrasound https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea8b439fff370113d6a8c8d/1589431001623-75VZINHM9VSW1MCNQ6PY/ultrasound-knee.jpg About Ultrasounds Vascular ultrasound https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea8b439fff370113d6a8c8d/1589309139064-308ZO5TVQNY2NQFBPROW/ultrasound-services.jpg About Ultrasounds Obstetrics ultrasound https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea8b439fff370113d6a8c8d/1589430988591-ECKM6SJSQJIX0DUV143D/mammography.jpg About Ultrasounds Breasts ultrasound https://www.saskatoonmedicalimaging.ca/diagnostic-xrays daily 0.75 2026-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea8b439fff370113d6a8c8d/1589324114825-TZOBEV2Q0JCCWUTKLFK1/image-asset.jpeg Diagnostic X-Rays - X-Ray X-ray imaging is the fastest and easiest way for a physician to view and assess images of the human body. At least two images at different angles are taken and often more images are needed if the problem is around a joint (knee, elbow or wrist). X-rays play a key role in assessing for bone injuries, joint pain, and suspected bone masses or tumors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea8b439fff370113d6a8c8d/1589324002035-HJQ86GJ4YMX4CNUCH0ZA/x-ray-misc.jpg Diagnostic X-Rays X-Ray services https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea8b439fff370113d6a8c8d/1589326755369-VWV57RN1GJK6FQBHNPV9/image-asset.jpeg Diagnostic X-Rays - How is the procedure performed? The technologist positions the patient on the examination table, places a film holder (cassette) under the area of interest or under the table top in the area of the body part to be imaged. Sandbags or pillows may help the patient hold the proper position. Then the technologist steps behind a radiation barrier and asks the patient to hold very still without breathing for a few seconds. The radiographic equipment is activated, sending a beam of x-rays through the body to expose the film. The technologist then repositions the patient for another view, and the process is repeated. When your x-rays are completed you will be asked to wait until the technologist checks the images for adequate exposure and clinical usefulness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea8b439fff370113d6a8c8d/1589326989162-NT1YFACDLDZL74FUKON6/image-asset.jpeg Diagnostic X-Rays - How should I prepare? Comfortable clothes during doctors visit https://www.saskatoonmedicalimaging.ca/mammography daily 0.75 2026-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea8b439fff370113d6a8c8d/1589331637046-AH11ZGN4SYOT2SPKLI0K/mammography.jpg Mammography - Mammography/ Tomosynthesis Mammography uses low-dose x-rays for imaging of the breast. The image of the breast is produced as a result of some x-rays being absorbed while others pass through the breast to expose a digital image. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea8b439fff370113d6a8c8d/1589331877674-NQOB1SO7LMQ8U5S9KVF7/image-asset.jpeg Mammography - Screening and Diagnostic Mammography Screening mammography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea8b439fff370113d6a8c8d/1589413794841-ZK3GSN3UXEDHUEYRZ4V0/image-asset.jpeg Mammography - State of The Art Breast Imaging Equipment Most medical experts agree that in order to maximize the potential for cure of a patient’s breast cancer, early diagnosis plays an important role. Mammography plays a central part in the early detection of breast cancer because it can show changes in the breast that are suspicious for cancer before a patient or physician can feel them or see them. Our mammography center at Bedford Square is fully accredited by the Canadian Association of Radiologists (CAR). We have upgraded our breast imaging equipment to state-of-the-art tomosynthesis. Its benefits include increased cancer detection, reduced need for additional views, fewer false positives and similar radiation exposure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea8b439fff370113d6a8c8d/1589412421293-4NT62RCLQXT34ANBV4NR/image-asset.jpeg Mammography During mammography, a specially qualified radiologic technologist will position your breast in the mammography unit. Your breast will be placed on a special platform and compressed with a paddle made of plexiglass. The technologist will gradually compress your breast. Breast compression is necessary in order to: Even out the breast thickness so that all of the tissue can be visualized. Spread out the tissue so that small abnormalities are less likely to be obscured by overlying breast tissue. Allow the use of a lower x-ray dose since a thinner amount of breast tissue is being imaged. Hold the breast still in order to minimize blurring of the image caused by motion. Reduce x-ray scatter to increase sharpness of picture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea8b439fff370113d6a8c8d/1589414068163-G3FG4CHRFVHI7NPR2Q38/mammogram-misc.jpg Mammography Comfortable clothes during doctors visit https://www.saskatoonmedicalimaging.ca/our-physicians daily 0.75 2025-01-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea8b439fff370113d6a8c8d/1589415157448-6HS5970I70YU8LJQQSKU/Diagnostic+Radiology+Experts Our Physicians - Diagnostic Radiology Experts Our Radiologists are committed to your health and well-being. They are all highly trained professionals who are specialists in Diagnostic Radiology. All of the radiologists at Saskatoon Medical Imaging are faculty in the College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, and most work in the Saskatoon Health Region at the Royal University Hospital. https://www.saskatoonmedicalimaging.ca/our-locations daily 0.75 2026-03-04 https://www.saskatoonmedicalimaging.ca/for-doctors daily 0.75 2025-12-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea8b439fff370113d6a8c8d/1589430671973-CU0Z3LW5ACU1EBFQMNP4/image-asset.jpeg For Doctors - Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) SMI is proud to work with a talented and expert network of physicians and administrators in Saskatoon. Did you know that you can now access our Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) through a secure web portal? Our archives date back to 2006 for Ultrasound Studies and to April 2010 for Mammography and X-Ray (and 2008 for patients that visited our Medical Arts location). Please contact Schalk van Rensburg directly to inquire how you can gain access to our archives. Call 306.477.1000 Ext. 146. schalk@saskatoonmedicalimaging.ca Thank you for choosing SMI! https://www.saskatoonmedicalimaging.ca/new-page daily 0.75 2022-01-04 https://www.saskatoonmedicalimaging.ca/for-doctors-1 daily 0.75 2025-12-09 https://www.saskatoonmedicalimaging.ca/request-appointment daily 0.75 2022-06-21