An ultrasound uses sound waves to create an image of the internal organs and tissues, and provides clinicians a non-invasive and painless way to see inside the body to detect certain tumors, pregnancy and other conditions.

The umbilical cord of newborns can be used to treat diseases such as leukemia, lymphoma and sickle cell disease.

Mercy offers nuclear isotope therapy to evaluate thyroid hormone levels and diagnose hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism.

Mercy's doctors, working with the radiologists in The Department of Radiology, provide diagnosis and treatment for a range of conditions.

Prostate screenings, offered at Mercy Medical Center for men over 50 years old, are important for early detection of prostate cancer, which often is not accompanied by symptoms.

Mercy's Department of Pediatrics includes an inpatient Pediatric Unit and features spacious rooms with state-of-the-art technology to care for children of Baltimore families.

A pap test, known also as a pap smear, is a procedure to diagnose cervical cancer. Our gynecologists offer pap tests as part of comprehensive women's care.

Mercy's foot and ankle specialists in Baltimore offers on-site gait analysis to examine how pressure is distributed across the foot.

The Vascular Center in Baltimore offers carotid duplex ultrasound to see how blood is moving through the neck arteries.

The surgeons at The Institute for Foot and Ankle Reconstruction at Mercy work with bone banks when bone and cartilage are needed for ankle transplants.