X-Ray Imaging
We have locations throughout the New York City area.
Radiographs, commonly called X-rays, are medical images taken with invisible beams of radiation that create a picture on film, based on the different densities of the body’s structures. X-rays give a low dose of radiation and are limited to the area of interest, making this an extremely safe diagnostic tool to evaluate many parts of the body.
Schedule Using Our App
If your doctor has ordered an imaging exam through your NYU Langone Health MyChart account, you can schedule most imaging exams using the NYU Langone Health app.
Learn MoreExpert radiologists at NYU Langone’s imaging services review and interpret your X-rays to diagnose a variety of different conditions, including:
- arthritis
- bone cancer
- bowel obstruction
- broken bones
- emphysema
- gallstones
- joint dislocations
- kidney stones
- lung cancer
- pneumonia
- tuberculosis
Preparing for an X-Ray
When you book your appointment, please tell our office staff if there is a possibility that you are pregnant. Please bring your prescription and any previous imaging reports, films, or CD-ROMs from tests including X-ray, MRI scans, and CT scans, if available.
Appointments are required for:
- arthrogram
- barium enema
- “Hypaque enema” for colostomy closure
- esophogram or barium swallow test
- hysterosalpingogram
- intravenous pyelogram (IVP)
- skeletal survey
- small bowel study
- upper GI or upper GI with small bowel
- cystogram
- voiding cystourethrogram
Several of the above examinations require certain pre-test preparation, including:
- Barium enema: Requires bowel preparation 24 hours prior to the study.
- Upper GI, upper GI with small bowel, and small bowel series: Nothing by mouth for 12 hours prior to study. However, you can take your medications with as little water as possible.
- Esophagram: No preparation necessary, although it is preferred that you do not eat solid food for three hours before the study.
- IVP, cystogram, voiding cystourethrogram: No preparation necessary, although it is preferred that you do not eat solid food for three hours before study.
No preparation is required for a skeletal survey or arthrogram. For hysterosalpingogram, patients should abstain from intercourse from the time that menstruation ends, and the test should be scheduled on day 5 to 10 after bleeding ceases.
Patients who need X-rays are welcome to come to NYU Langone Radiology—Faculty Practice Radiology by appointment only, Monday through Friday from 8:00AM to 6:00PM.
During an X-Ray
Depending on the body part imaged, several images may be obtained to provide a complete evaluation. The average X-ray study takes 15 to 20 minutes.
Fluoroscopy is a safe imaging technique that takes live X-ray images of the body by passing a continuous X-ray beam through the structure being studied. The X-ray images appear on a video screen in real time, which allows the radiologist to see how well the structure is functioning.
Fluoroscopy is especially useful in diagnosing problems of the digestive tract, kidneys, and gallbladder. C-arm fluoroscopy is also used in pain management procedures and radiological intervention to observe the action of the instrument being used to either diagnose or treat the patient.
A fluoroscopy exam often takes between 30 and 40 minutes. A contrast agent, given orally, by rectum, or by injection, is sometimes used for these studies.
After an X-Ray
The technologist transfers the images from your exam to a radiologist who specializes in the body part you had imaged. For instance, if you had a wrist X-ray, a musculoskeletal radiologist reviews the images.
The radiologist creates a diagnostic report. The results are faxed, mailed, or transmitted electronically to your physician, who contacts you with your results.
Our Locations (29)
Manhattan
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Perlmutter Center for Women’s Imaging
221 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY, 10016
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NYU Langone Radiology at Trinity
111 Broadway, 2nd Floor, New York, NY, 10006
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General Info212-263-9700
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Scheduling212-263-9700
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Medical Records212-263-9700
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Fax212-263-9701
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NYU Langone Radiology—Ambulatory Care Center East 41st Street
222 East 41st Street, 5th Floor, New York, NY, 10017
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NYU Langone Radiology—Ambulatory Care Center East 53rd Street
159 East 53rd Street, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10022
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Phone:646-754-2800
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Fax:929-455-9838
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NYU Langone Radiology—Faculty Practice Radiology
530 First Avenue, HCC, Suite 2W, Schwartz West Elevators, New York, NY, 10016
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NYU Langone Radiology—NYU Langone Orthopedic Center
333 East 38th Street, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10016
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NYU Langone Radiology—NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital
301 East 17th Street, New York, NY, 10003
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NYU Langone Radiology—Preston Robert Tisch Center for Men’s Health
555 Madison Avenue, 2nd Floor, New York, NY, 10022
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NYU Langone Radiology—Rutherford
240 East 18th Street, Ground Floor, New York, NY, 10003
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General Information212-598-6655
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Scheduling212-598-6655
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Medical Records212-598-6655
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Fax212-598-6125
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Perlmutter Cancer Center Radiology—34th Street
160 East 34th Street, 2nd and 3rd Floors, New York, NY, 10016
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Breast Imaging, Breast Ultrasound, and Mammography Phone212-731-5002
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Breast Imaging, Breast Ultrasound, and Mammography Fax212-263-7387
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Breast MRI, MRI and PET/CT scans, and X-ray Imaging Phone212-263-8868
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Breast MRI, MRI and PET/CT scans, and X-ray Imaging Fax212-263-7356
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Brooklyn
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NYU Langone Radiology—Ambulatory Care Bay Ridge
6740 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11220
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NYU Langone Radiology—Avenue P
1300 Avenue P, Ground Floor, Brooklyn, NY, 11229
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NYU Langone Radiology—Greenpoint
74 Kent Street, Ground Floor, Brooklyn, NY, 11222
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NYU Langone Radiology—Joseph S. & Diane H. Steinberg Ambulatory Care Center
70 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11201
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NYU Langone Radiology—NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn
150 55th Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11220
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General Info and Appointments718-630-7400
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Vascular Interventional Radiology Appointments718-630-7408
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Fax718-630-6453
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NYU Langone Radiology—Premier Imaging—Midwood
813 Quentin Road, Suite 200, Brooklyn, NY, 11223
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NYU Langone Radiology—Premier Imaging—Park Slope
348 13th Street, Suite 101, Brooklyn, NY, 11215
Queens
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NYU Langone Radiology—Hillcrest
80-15 164th Street, Jamaica Estates, NY, 11432
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NYU Langone Radiology—Premier Imaging—Astoria
23-18 31st Street, Astoria, NY, 11105
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NYU Langone Radiology—Forest Hills
69-15 Austin Street, Forest Hills, NY, 11375
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Perlmutter Cancer Center—Rego Park
97-77 Queens Boulevard, Rego Park, NY, 11374
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Radiology Phone718-261-8686
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Radiology Fax718-261-3803
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Infusion Phone718-517-6557
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Infusion Fax718-517-6558
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Staten Island
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NYU Langone Radiology—Regional Radiology—Bard Avenue
360 Bard Avenue, Staten Island, NY, 10310
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NYU Langone Radiology—Regional Radiology—Outerbridge
4849 Arthur Kill Road, Staten Island, NY, 10309
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NYU Langone Radiology—Regional Radiology—Richmond Avenue
3917 Richmond Avenue, Staten Island, NY, 10312
Long Island
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NYU Langone Ambulatory Care Garden City
1111 Franklin Avenue, Garden City, NY, 11530
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NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island Outpatient Radiology
120 Mineola Boulevard, Basement Floor, Mineola, NY, 11501
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NYU Langone Radiology—Lake Success, 6 Ohio Drive
6 Ohio Drive, Lake Success, NY, 11042
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NYU Langone Radiology—Woodbury
105 Froehlich Farm Boulevard, Woodbury, NY, 11797
Westchester
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NYU Langone Radiology—NYU Langone Orthopedics—Westchester
311 North Street, White Plains, NY, 10605
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Phone914-681-8808
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Medical Records212-598-6365
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Fax914-358-1904
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