Pauline Gandel Women’s Imaging Centre

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The Pauline Gandel Women's Imaging Centre provides an integrated Radiology and Ultrasound service to patients.

The Women's Radiology Service is a progressive, multi-disciplinary 24 hour service providing general adult, paediatric and neonatal radiology, a wide range of Fluoroscopic procedures, general and neonatal Ultrasound, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Computed Tomography and Mammography, including diagnostic and interventional procedures.

The Women's Ultrasound Service is a highly specialised Obstetric and Gynaecological ultrasound service offering, Amniocentesis, CVS, Fetal Blood Sampling, IUT procedures as well as gynaecological procedures including Cyst Aspiration and Saline Infusions.

The Women's Radiology Service provides the following dedicated women's services:

CT pelvimetry to assess a women's viability of a vaginal delivery
Stereotactic biopsies of suspicious mass lesions of the breast
Ultrasound or CT guided drainage of ascites
Ultrasound guided removal of implanon contraceptive devices
Bone Densitometry and an Image Intensifier service for any procedures performed in Theatre
Bone density scanning of women to assess the increase of fracture risk due to osteoporosis.

The Women’s Ultrasound Service provides the following highly specialised services:

Pregnancy screening for early pregnancy complications
Down screening – diabetics and twins
Abnormality scanning
Growth scanning
Tubal assessments

For a full range of scans and procedures please contact the Imaging Department.

Information for GPs

GPs may require further advice or assistance after the community ultrasound for a woman having her baby at the Women's. This may include:

advice about interpretation of the ultrasound
a follow-up tertiary scan
an appointment for the woman to discuss the results with a hospital doctor.

The Shared Care Coordinator should be contacted, provided with a copy of the outside ultrasound report, and advised whether the woman is to be contacted with appointment details. The Coordinator will then liaise with ultrasound obstetricians, genetics, fetal management unit and other staff as required and will make sure the GP (and the patient if requested) have the information required.

Information for Patients and Health Consumers