Modalities include Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA), computer-aided tomography (CT scanning), nuclear medicine and P.E.T. with CT, fluoroscopy, ultrasound, Mammography/Women's Imaging, and traditional xray.

The patients who are served by our radiologists come primarily from referring physicians to our five outpatient imaging centers and through our local HCA hospitals. In a few cases, such as with screening mammography and minor emergency xrays, the patient may initiate contact directly with one of our imaging centers.

In the beginning of the practice of radiology, as with numerous other specialties, services were provided in hospital settings, for emergency room patients, for inpatients, and for outpatients who would utilize the hospital's radiology department just for its imaging services.

Over the past fifty years, many services, which were initially provided only in hospital settings, have moved into physician offices and specialty centers, such as those of Radiology Associates.

CHRONOLOGY
Radiology Associates traces its roots back to the initial practice of Dr. Leslie Garrett, M.D. who came to Corpus Christi in 1937. Dr. Garrett was the first Board Certified Radiologist in South Texas. He was joined by Dr. James Riley in 1941. After a brief period in which both physicians served in World War II, the relationship continued with the admission of Dr. Winston Riley to the group in 1954. The group continued as Garrett, Riley and Riley until 1961 when Dr. James Albright joined the firm. The group expanded in 1965 with the two new members of Drs. Curtis Reemsnyder and Dr. Julius Chepey. From then on additional members have joined the firm throughout the years until the present.

Hospital Affiliations
Bay Area Medical Center, Doctors Regional Medical Center, and the Heart Hospital serving Corpus Christi, Flour Bluff and the Island.