Complete Ultrasound Services.

What are General Scans?

General Scans look at abdominal and pelvic organs, glands, lymph nodes, and Lumps and Bumps. We do not offer pregnancy scans.

Some of the conditions we scan are listed below:

• Soft Tissue: lumps, bumps, cysts, lymph nodes.
• Head and neck: thyroid, salivary glands, lymph nodes, cysts
• Breast: lumps, cysts, breast pain
• Abdominal: liver, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen, hernias
• Kidney and bladder: kidney stones, kidney and bladder masses, urine infections, blood in urine
• Pelvic and gynaecological: pelvic pain, menstrual problems, ovaries
• Scrotal and testicular: testicular lumps and pain

What are Venous Scans?

A Venous Scan is a type of Vascular Scan that assesses the flow of blood in your veins.

A venous scan is used to diagnose varicose veins, pelvic varicose veins, deep vein thrombosis (DVT), deep vein leakage and other venous problems in the body. These most often occur in the legs but also occur in other parts of the body, including the arms, abdomen and neck. Varicose veins are usually ropey and bulging on the surface, but sometimes they may not be all that obvious. Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a potentially serious medical condition and usually requires taking blood thinners to prevent more clots forming. PE (Pulmonary Embolism) is a serious medical condition that occurs when a piece of blood clot breaks off from a DVT and travels to the lungs.

What are Arterial Scans?

An arterial scan is used to look at the blood flow within arteries, and to look at the shape and structure of an artery. We use Arterial Scans to diagnose Arterial Conditions such as aneurysms, and blocked or narrowed carotid, aortic, legs, arms, kidneys and gut arteries. Blockages or narrowed arteries in these parts of the body can cause a range of problems related to poor blood flow to an organ such as the brain or kidney, or to a region such as a leg.

An Aneurysm is a dilatation of an artery where it is bigger than normal. Aneurysms may occur in a range of body regions, and their risk related to ongoing growth and eventual rupture, or forming clot that can break off and cause a blockage of another artery downstream. Patients with aneurysms often require close monitoring (Surveillance).

Many aneurysms may run in families.

What are Screening Scans?

Screening Scans screen those patients who are at higher risk for various medical conditions. For example, those patients who have a family history of abdominal or leg aneurysms, or those who meet certain risk criteria such as older age, male gender and smokers, may be at risk of developing these types of aneurysms.

What are Surveillance Scans?

Surveillance Scans regularly monitor a condition to map any progression and help prevent complications. If an arterial problem has been diagnosed or treated, we recommend screening to monitor change in the condition, and especially following surgery, such as for patients who have had artery bypass operations, aneurysm repairs or stents inserted to open up blocked arteries.

What are Ankle Brachial Pressure Index (ABPI) tests?

Brachial refers to the arm artery. Ankle-brachial pressure Index tests help screen for arterial disease in the legs, called Peripheral Artery Disease. They also give an indication of your overall cardiovascular health. The blood pressure measured in your arm is compared with the blood pressure in your legs, measured at your ankle. The ABPI test is an effective screening test for Peripheral Artery Disease. Sometimes ankle pressures cannot be measured because the leg arteries are too rigid from calcium in the arteries wall. This is common in patients with diabetes. In these cases, we can measure the pressure in your toes (Toe-Brachial Index), and sometimes a test called Pedal Acceleration Time.

We may use an Exercise Treadmill Test (ETT) to test this pressure before walking on the treadmill and immediately after. This helps us find out how narrowed the arteries are when you’re walking (see below).

What are Exercise Treadmill Tests (ETTs)?

ETT are functional tests to see how your leg arteries respond to walking and running. They are useful to determine the functional limitation of leg artery disease in Peripheral Artery Disease. They also help diagnose some other artery conditions, such Popliteal Entrapment Syndrome. They are also useful to work out whether the cause of a patient’s leg pain is caused by back problems or arterial problems.