Diagnostic Imaging Services

Procedures and Tests available

The Hamptons Hospital can provide a range of diagnostic radiology tests which will assist the consultant in diagnosing your condition.

CT scanning

• CT Coronary Angiogram (Heart examination)
• CT Heartscan™ (CT Calcium Scoring)
• CT Guided Injections for Pain Management (future)
• CT Chest abdomen and Pelvis
• CT TAVI Scans

Contrast studies

The Hamptons Hospital can provide a range of diagnostic radiology tests which will assist the consultant in diagnosing your condition.

• Intravenous Urograms (IVU)

Dexa Scanning

• Bone Density - Osteoporosis Screening

Ultrasound scanning

• Abdominal scan eg for liver, pancreas, gall bladder or kidney concerns
• Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening
• Breast Ultrasound
• Heart scans (Echo cardiology)
• Musculoskeletal and soft tissue scans
• Pelvic ultrasound eg Gynaecology and Bladder health
• Vascular scans with Doppler eg vein health

X-Ray Plain Films

• Chest X Ray
• Orthopaedic/Musculo skeletal/Bones and Joints

Other procedures are available – please check if your test is not listed.

Your Test Explained

What is Radiology?

Diagnostic radiology uses imaging techniques, such as X-rays, Computed Tomography (CT), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and ultrasound to look inside your body to assess or diagnose disease and injury. You’ll usually be referred to us for an imaging appointment following a referral from your GP or hospital Consultant.

Understanding your X-ray?

A diagnostic X-ray uses a low dose of radiation to see inside your body to help diagnose many conditions often in bones and joints. It can also be useful to look at problems affecting soft tissue.

Understanging your CT Scan?

Computerised Tomography (CT) Scan is a type of X-Ray examination using special equipment to take a cross-section of images from different angles across your body and powerful computers to create a detailed picture of bones, blood vessels and soft tissues.

Understanding your Ultrasound?

An ultrasound scan does not use radiation but uses high frequency sound waves to create an image from the inside of your body.

Understanding your DEXA Scan?

A DEXA (Dual X-ray Absorptiometry) scan is a simple test to measure bone density. It compares your bone density with the average for someone of your age, gender and ethnicity.

Further information on X-ray safety

Not all diagnostic imaging techniques use ionizing radiation, but X-rays remain an important examination to help identify and pinpoint health conditions.

Risks Vs Benefits 

We are all exposed to small doses of natural background ionizing radiation from natural sources all the time — in particular, cosmic radiation, mainly from the sun, and radon, comes from the natural breakdown of uranium in soil, rock, water, and building materials. Each medical X-ray examination gives us a small additional dose on top of this natural background radiation.