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STRIC: STRIC BEGAN IN July 1999 as the result of an innovative partnership between t he Met hod i s t Hea lt hca re S y s t em a nd Sout h Tex a s R a d iolog y Group PA (STRG). Beginning with nine sites and 100 employees, STRIC now employs more than 400 staff at 22 locations in San Antonio, Boerne and Schertz, Texas. "Creating an outpatient entity owned in partnership between the healthcare system and radiologists to serve the outpatient population focused on providing high qual- ity imaging with the expertise of the same radiologists who read for the hospital had never been done before in a private sector environment," says David Golden, MD, radiologist and President of STRIC. "The synergies of the two provide a higher level of efficiency and patient satisfaction." SPECIALIZED EXPERTISE STRIC offers a wide range of outpatient diag- nostic imaging and interventional radiology services, including pain management, MRI, PET/CT, nuclear medicine, ultrasound, and digital breast tomosynthesis (3D mammography). STRIC also provides specialized imaging studies using MRI, PET/CT and CT that aide in the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, coronary artery dis- ease and liver disease. STRIC was the first to offer MRI elastography in an outpatient setting in San Antonio. MRI elastography is an exam that determines the stiffness of the liver that can predict liver disease. STRIC provides imaging for many research companies conducting studies focused on nonalcoholic steatohepatitis using the MRI elastography technology. Radiologists who 20 Years of Advanced Imaging and Interventional Radiology Services SOUTH TE X A S R ADIOLOGY IMAGING CENTERS (STRIC) PROVIDES PATIENTS IN THE SAN ANTONIO ARE A WITH ACCESS TO E XPERIENCED R ADIOLOGY SUBSPECIALIST PHYSICIANS AND PIONEERING IMAGING EQUIPMENT. BY JENNA HAINES 0 6❱❱❱❱❱ C O V E R S T O R Y