I-MED Hamilton Radiology

Postal Address

PO Box 262
Waikato Mail Centre
Hamilton 3240

Contact Details

Phone (07) 839 4909 or Free phone 0800 HAMRAD (426 723)
Fax (07) 839 5780
Email info.hamrad@i-med.co.nz
Healthlink EDI: hamilrad

Request your appointment online here  

General x-ray examinations do not require an appointment but if the practice is very busy patients with appointments are seen before those without.

If you are to have an ultrasound, special examination (e.g. barium studies) or CT, you will need an appointment. Please phone our Call Centre 0800 426 723 or visit your local Hamilton Radiology practice to make this appointment.

If you have any non-urgent questions or comments please fill out the online form here.

Ultrasound

In ultrasound, a beam of sound at a very high frequency (that cannot be heard) is sent into the body from a small vibrating crystal in a hand-held scanner head.  When the beam meets a surface between tissues of different density, echoes of the sound beam are sent back into the scanner head.  The time between sending the sound and receiving the echo back is fed into a computer, which in turn creates an image that is projected on a television screen.  Ultrasound is a very safe type of imaging; this is why it is so widely used during pregnancy.
 
Doppler Ultrasound
A Doppler study is a noninvasive test that can be used to evaluate blood flow by bouncing high-frequency sound waves (ultrasound) off red blood cells. The Doppler Effect is a change in the frequency of sound waves caused by moving objects. A Doppler study can estimate how fast blood flows by measuring the rate of change in its pitch (frequency).  A Doppler study can help diagnose bloody clots, heart and leg valve problems and blocked or narrowed arteries.
 
What to expect?

After lying down, the area to be examined will be exposed.  Generally a contact gel will be used between the scanner head and skin.  The scanner head is then pressed against your skin and moved around and over the area to be examined.  At the same time the internal images will appear onto a screen.

For more information about ultrasound click here.

 

For information about obstetric ultrasound:

For information about carotid ultrasound click here.

For information about echocardiograms click here.

For information about musculoskeletal ultrasound click here.

For information about ultrasound guided biopsy click here.

For information about pelvis ultrasound click here.

For information about ultrasound scan for DVT click here.

For information about vascular ultrasound click here.

For information about duplex Doppler venous leg scan click here.

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