South Charleston, WV-based WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals has partnered with Associated Radiologists Inc. (ARI) for exclusive onsite radiology and advanced medical imaging services, effective September 5.
Thomas Hospitals previously contracted with Kanawha Valley Radiologists, which was recently incorporated into ARI, WVU Medicine said.
As part of the new partnership, Thomas Hospitals and ARI plan to incorporate 3-tesla MRI, additional CT scanners, and advanced PET imaging techniques to better serve patients with breast, genitourinary, lung, and colorectal cancers, as well as cardiac, musculoskeletal, pediatric, and pulmonary conditions.
![Axial images from unenhanced calcium score cardiac CT (left) and curved planar reformation images from CT angiography (right) show that higher long-term exposure to air pollution is associated with greater coronary artery calcium and more obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD). Top row: Images in a 68-year-old male patient with higher 10-year mean ambient air pollution exposure (7.9 μg/m3 for particulate matter measuring ≤2.5 μm in diameter [PM2.5] and 17.4 parts per billion [ppb] for NO2) with extensive CAD (coronary artery calcium score [CACS] >1,000 and obstructive CAD [≥70% diameter stenosis]). Bottom row: Images in a 57-year-old female patient with lower 10-year mean ambient air pollution exposure (6.3 μg/m3 for PM2.5 and 4.6 ppb for NO2) with no CAD (CACS = 0 and no obstructive stenosis).](https://img.auntminnie.com/mindful/smg/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/06/hanneman.r6SMLzkezo.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&dpr=2&fit=crop&h=167&q=70&w=250)
