Screening / Fluoroscopy

Fluoroscopy uses low-dose X-rays to create real-time images, showing how organs and joints move. It helps diagnose conditions, guide procedures like injections or lumbar punctures, and improve accuracy and safety, sometimes using contrast to highlight the area examined.

Preparation

We provide a screening service to the theatres of St Vincent’s Private Hospital and fluoroscopic imaging for both inpatients and outpatients.
To make a booking, please call (02) 9044 3200 or request a booking online.

Please advise us if you are, or may be pregnant

Wear comfortable clothing – avoid clothes with metal attachments such as heavy zippers and large metal buttons

Remember to bring your referral, Medicare and Pension/Health Care cards with any previous imaging relating to the region being scanned. If you do not have previous imaging, please advise us with the name of the imaging provider, so that we may attempt to access them electronically.

You are not required to bring previous imaging if it has been performed at Sydney Imaging Specialists.

Any examination specific preparation will be advised at the time of booking your appointment.

Screening

What to expect

Before the procedure, you may be asked to remove jewellery or change into a gown to ensure clear imaging.

During the examination, you will be comfortably positioned on a table or seated in a chair. Some procedures involve the use of contrast, which may be swallowed, injected, or administered in another form, depending on the study being performed. You may also be asked to change position or briefly hold your breath to assist with image quality.

For certain procedures, a catheter may be required. If so, this will be carefully placed by the clinical team using sterile techniques. Throughout the examination, real-time X-ray images are captured and viewed by the specialist to guide the study.

In some instances, oral or intravenous contrast will be administered to outline the region of interest.

Our experienced team will explain each step as you go and ensure your comfort, safety, and reassurance throughout your fluoroscopy examination.

 

Your Results

Sydney Imaging Specialists provides patients with secure, electronic access to their images and reports. When you come into the practice you will be invited to access our patient app, where you can securely view your images and reports.

For instructions click here.

To log into the desktop version click here.

At your appointment you will be sent an SMS inviting you to create your account. Your images are then available 1-2 hours after your appointment, with your report available 4-6 days later. Your results are sent to your referring doctor as soon as they have been reported by our radiologist.

We highly recommend that you return to your referring doctor to discuss your results

For clinicians

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Visit us. St Vincent’s Clinic
Suite 501, 438 Victoria Street
Darlinghurst NSW 2010

Opening Hours. Monday to Friday 8am – 5.30pm.
After hours MRI by appointment only.