Donation Assists WHMS Diagnostic Imaging Department

West Holt Medical Services Foundation has awarded the West Holt Medical Services Diagnostic Imaging Department with a donation made possible by multiple donors.

This donation assisted the diagnostic imaging department to add a component to the current ultrasound equipment used to perform ankle brachial index exams.

This ultrasound exam is a noninvasive exam performed to evaluate blood flow throughout the legs.

A series of blood pressure cuffs are applied to the limbs to obtain pressures. The study is also used to evaluate the arteries that supply blood flow to the feet.

​West Holt Medical Services Sonographer, Kellyn Olberding, shares “Healthcare providers order this type of exam to look for narrowing of the arteries due to plaque build-up and also for blockage due to plaque.”