Radiology — Wellington, Hutt and Kapiti
Radiology provides different types of medical imaging of the body, including internal organs, bones and tissues. The images help with the diagnosis of damage or disease and help guide treatment. We offer radiology services in Wellington, Hutt and Kapiti.
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Where to find us
There are radiology departments at:
Services we provide
Radiology imaging is used to look inside the body to help identify and treat illness and injury.
This includes:
- x-rays
- mammograms
- computer tomography
- magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- nuclear medicine scans
- fluoroscopy
- angiography.
Radiology procedures help us:
- diagnose cancer and other diseases
- show the extent of injury to parts of the body
- to guide interventional procedures, such as angiography (an imaging test that uses x-rays to view your body's blood vessels).
How to view your radiology images
Referral information
A referral for this service must come from a healthcare provider.
Patient information
- 2 day brain perfusion scen — patient informationPDF243 KB
- After your mammogram — patient informationPDF394 KB
- After your MRI breast biopsy — patient informationPDF233 KB
- Barium swallow or meal — patient informationPDF351 KB
- Bone scan — patient informationPDF399 KB
- Breast biopsy after care — patient informationPDF401 KB
- Breast biopsy after care — patient informationPDF235 KB
- Breast calcifications — patient informationPDF255 KB
- Breast cysts — patient informationPDF284 KB
- Breast pain (mastalgia) — patient informationPDF420 KB
- Breast needle biopsy (FNA and core needle biopsy) — patient informationPDF406 KB
- Breast tissue marker clip — patient informationPDF394 KB
- Brain perfusion scan — patient informationPDF399 KB
- CT colonography — patient informationPDF480 KB
- CT enterography — patient informationPDF484 KB
- CT guided spinal injections — patient informationPDF265 KB
- CT information — patient informationPDF335 KB
- CT IV hydration — patient informationPDF249 KB
- CT lungy biopsy — patient informationPDF329 KB
- Contrast enema — patient informationPDF300 KB
- Defecating proctogram — patient informationPDF453 KB
- General information about your scan — patient informationPDF238 KB
- Gastric emptying scan — patient informationPDF438 KB
- Gated blood pool scan (MUGA) — patient informationPDF426 KB
- GFR renal scan information — patient informationPDF400 KB
- Guidelines for breastfeeding mothers undergoing a nuclear medicine scan — patient informationPDF519 KB
- Hysterosalpingogram (HSG) — patient informationPDF435 KB
- Information about your child's examination — patient informationPDF242 KB
- Information for women with breast implants — patient informationPDF231 KB
- Joint injection — patient informationPDF305 KB
- Lacrimal scan — patient informationPDF397 KB
- Liver and spleen colloid scan — patient informationPDF241 KB
- Micturating cysto-urethrogram (MCU) — patient informationPDF284 KB
- MRI contrast media — patient informationPDF235 KB
- MRI general information — patient informationPDF254 KB
- Myocardial perfusion scan — patient informationPDF263 KB
- Paediatric upper gastro intestinal study (UGI) — patient informationPDF436 KB
- Radioiodine treatment — patient informationPDF275 KB
- Radiologically inserted gastrostomy (RIG) — patient informationPDF271 KB
- Sentinel node scan (breast) — patient informationPDF238 KB
- Urethrogram — patient informationPDF325 KB
- Uterine fibroid embolisation — patient informationPDF259 KB
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