Diagnostic Imaging

Follow the links below to find information about diagnostic imaging, including magnetic resonance imaging (MRIs), radiography, tomography and ultrasounds.

For information about the use of diagnostic imaging for specific conditions, look for the condition in the A-Z Health Topics list.

Reviewed May 2011

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

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Links to information about magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Radiography

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Links to information on various types of radiography.

Tomography

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Links to information on tomography.

Ultrasound

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Links to information about ultrasounds or ultrasonography, including echocardiography.

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Title:   About Medicare and Diagnostic Imaging
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Responsibility for managing Medicare-funded Diagnostic Imaging (DI) services and determining strategies for maintaining and improving the quality, accessibility and affordability of these services is undertaken cooperatively between DI representative groups and the Government as represented by the Department of Health and Ageing (the Department).
Date:   Jan 2012
Title:   Health checks ... all about
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Regular health checks can help prevent many diseases and catch others at an early stage. Some screening tests can help detect serious illness like cancer or genetic disorders. Self-checks are also important to pick up early changes in your body. See your doctor for advice.
Date:   Jun 2011
Title:   Diagnostic Imaging Pathways
Publisher:   Department of Health Western Australia
Description:   Evidence based clinical decision support tool and educational resource for diagnostic imaging.
Date:   Dec 2011
Title:   Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair follow-up
Publisher:   Department of Health Western Australia
Description:   Surveillance imaging algorithm for follow-up of patients with endovascular aneurysm repair.
Date:   Sep 2010
Title:   Radionuclide (isotope) scan - summary
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   A radionuclide scan (or radioisotope scan) is an imaging technique used to visualise parts of the body by injecting a small dose of a radioactive chemical into the body.
Date:   Feb 2010
Title:   Computer aided detection (CAD) in radiology
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   Information on computer aided detection in radiology written by professional health specialists.
Date:   Feb 2010
Title:   Medical scan images for promoting health behaviour change
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   This review investigated whether showing (and explaining) to people their medical scan images motivates them to change their behaviour to reduce any health risks identified. This is important because getting people to change their health behaviours is g...
Date:   Nov 2009
Title:   Near-Infrared spectroscopy for fetal assessment during labour
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   There are no randomised trials that assess the effects of near-infrared spectroscopy monitoring for lack of oxygen to babies' brains during labour. Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is a light-based way of measuring oxygen flows through the brain. It ca...
Date:   Aug 2009
Title:   Changes to the diagnostic imaging prohibited practice provisions of the Health Insurance Act
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Australian Parliament passed legislation to amend provisions in the Health Insurance Act 1973 that relate to pathology and diagnostic imaging services provided under Medicare.
Date:   Jul 2009
Title:   Parathyroid MIBI scan
Publisher:   The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR)
Description:   Detailed information for consumers and carers about having a parathyroid MIBI scan - including what it is, how to prepare, how it is done, risks and benefits and after effects
Date:   Jul 2009
Title:   Nuclear medicine
Publisher:   The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR)
Description:   Detailed information for consumers and carers about nuclear medicine (NM) - including what it is, who does it, radiopharmaceuticals, gamma cameras, and the difference between NM and normal X-Ray and CT examinations
Date:   Jul 2009
Title:   ARPANSA - Code of Practice for Radiation Protection in the Medical Applications of Ionizing Radiation
Publisher:   Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA)
Description:   The Code establishes requirements for the use of ionizing radiation in medicine for inclusion in the National Directory for Radiation Protection and adoption by Australian jurisdictions.
Date:   Feb 2009
Title:   Imaging orders by general practitioners in Australia 1999-00
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare,University of Sydney
Description:   This pubication reports on the imaging ordered by general practitioners in Australia, as represented by a random sample 1,047 GPs participating in the BEACH (Bettering the Evaluation and Care of Health) program over a one year period. Over 100,000 encounters were available for analysis.
Date:   Oct 2001

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