St Vincent’s Private Hospitals offer a wide range of radiology related services, for details of the radiology services at your local St Vincent’s Private Hospital, click here.
We perform x-rays, ultrasounds, CT scans, MRIs, nuclear medicine scans and more
Diagnostic imaging is often used to assist with diagnosing a medical condition. It enables your doctor to see what’s going on inside your body and involves a range of imaging such as:
X-rays
For bone and joint problems, a simple X-ray is often used.
CT scans
CT (or computed tomography) scans are a type of X-ray that can view cross sections of your body. They can be used to detect complex bone and joint problems, cancer, heart disease, lung and liver problems.
Fluoroscopy
Fluoroscopy is an X-ray using moving images that show how parts are moving within your body. It’s used for lumbar punctures, biopsies and guided injections into joints or the spine, among other things.
Ultrasound
Ultrasound is a good way to get images of soft tissues, measure blood flow in arteries to detect blockages. It’s also used to safely see inside a mother’s womb to view her growing baby.
MRI
MRI (or magnetic resonance imaging) is often chosen for imaging the brain or spinal cord, and it’s also useful for other body areas.
Nuclear medicine scans
Nuclear medicine scans involves giving you a small amount of a radioactive tracer to visualise an organ, tissue or bone. It can be used to see blood flow, evaluate a fracture and look for brain abnormalities, among other things.
