Radiology / Diagnostic Imaging

It's about People.

Frisbie Memorial's Imaging Department is staffed by board-certified radiologists and skilled technologists, all of whom maintain professional registry in their in disciplines. We provide compassionate care that is sensitive to patients' needs.

Its about Technology.

Our Radiology Department using the most up-to-date technology to provide a full range of diagnostic and treatment services. Frisbie Memorial Hospital was first in all North America to install the GE Optima CT660 128-slice scanner, and was recently awarded a three-year term of accreditation in computer tomography (CT). For more information on the accreditation, visit our News page.

Our new Toshiba Vantage Titan MRI provides for a more comfortable experience as it has a larger open bore (opening) design, and is nearly 50 percent quieter than other models. What's more, the Vantage Titan MRI has ability to perform more scans in a feet-first position.

It's about Trust.

The diagnostic imaging team at Frisbie Memorial Hospital cares about your safety, privacy and comfort. All exams are performed by a registered technologists, operating under radiologist supervision, in a warm and friendly environment. Radiologists read exams every day so your results are usually available to your provider within 24 hours.

MRI scans often require use of gadolinium-based contrast agents, especially for vascular studies called MR Angiograms (MRAs). While generally safe, these agents pose some risk, especially for patients with renal impairment. Our new Toshiba Vantage Titan MRI scanner includes proprietary contrasts-free MRA techniques. Fewer patients will now need gadolinium contrast, and patients who could not have MRA studies because of renal impairment will now be able to have them done safely without contrast.

Convenient and accessible

We offer evening hours for outpatient ultrasound, CT and MRI services. For added convenience, we offer Saturday and Sunday CT and MRI appointments.

To schedule an appointment, call (603) 335-8197. Our X-ray services are available on a walk-in basis, during the day and evening, with an order from your provider.

Outpatient hours of operation: To schedule your appointment, please call (603) 335-8197

CT - Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
MRI - Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
PET Scan - Friday 6:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.
Nuclear Medicine - Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Ultrasound - Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
General Radiology - Monday through Sunday, days and evenings. Walk-ins welcome.
Mammography, Breast Ultrasound and Bone Density Studies performed at Women's Life Imaging Center in Somersworth.

Off-site outpatient imaging

White Mountain Medical Center: X-ray walk-ins
Barrington Walk-In Care: X-ray walk-ins

How to obtain images

Providers who work at the hospital or at any other of our off-site locations have immediate electronic access to your images through our secure network if they are involved in your care. If you need copies of your exams, they are available on CD or DVD.

Advance notice of at least 24 hours is requested for image copies. Please call (603) 335-8400 and provide your name, date of birth, and the study being requested. When you arrive to pick up your images, you will be asked to sign a form authorizing us to release your images. To protect your privacy, you will also need to provide a photo ID, so please be sure to bring one.

Images can be picked up at the Radiology front desk between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. If you have called at least 24 hours in advance, they may also be picked up from x-ray staff evenings and weekends, though you may have to wait if staff are busy with patient exams. Please ask the hospital greeter in the lower lobby to call or page the x-ray technologist.

If anyone else is picking up your images, please be sure that this person has a written authorization form signed by you. Forms are available at the Radiology front desk, and may be signed at the time you have your exam.

If you would like us to send a copy of your exam to a provider or another facility, we will also need the authorization form from you indicating the study you would like sent and the recipient's name and address. You may mail the form, or fax an authorization to us at (603) 335-8416. Please allow sufficient time for us to mail the images to the recipient, generally 3-5 business days.