Services We Offer

• General Radiography
• Computed Tomography (CT)
• Ultrasound (U/S)
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
• Diagnostic Angiography and Interventional Procedures
• Mammography

Referral Source

The Department provides an x-ray service for the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital.  GP referrals cannot be accepted.

The MRI scanner represents a State facility.  Specialist referrals are accepted from outside the Hospital.

Information for Patients

Patient Information Pamphlets are available for a range of ‘Special’ procedures.

General information on x-ray examinations is available through the WA Department of Health web site.

Education and Research Activities

Education

The Department of Radiology is closely linked with the University Department of Western Australia and Clinical Training and Evaluation Centre (CTEC) for its under- graduate and postgraduate medical education, nursing and allied health education professionals.

Research

Research in interventional radiology is particularly linked to vascular disease and to the Liver Transplantation Unit.  Many research projects are being conducted in the MRI unit, focusing on functional brain imaging, pulmonary artery imaging and imaging of musculoskeletal disease.