29th December 2022, Spectrum Medical Imaging
Last week we explored coronary artery calcium score and looked at how the score is really more than a score. There is a lot more details than just a number in the report. Spectrum also has a team of subspecialist Cardiac Radiologists and Cardiologists who are trained in cardiovascular imaging interpretation. The report has details that allows us to proceed to the next stage of the cardiovascular risk assessment.…
1/12/2022, Spectrum Medical Imaging
We all see lots of knee problems in general practice. History and examination obviously is important but it will be nice to have confirmation in cases where there may be dual pathology. MRI of knee is an excellent tool which can confirm and exclude various soft tissue injuries which makes a significant difference in their prognosis and management.…
28th October 2022, Spectrum Medical Imaging
We all know how Medicare makes our life all that much more difficult when they keep changing the rules. This is particularly the case when it comes to ordering angiographic studies. We often have to order angiogram to exclude arterial occlusion or embolism or arterial rupture or dissection. These cases are usually acute and urgent in nature and we don’t have the time to refer them to our favourite specialist colleagues.…
28th September 2022, Spectrum Medical Imaging
Injections around joints, tendons and bursa can be tricky. Unless you are trained to know where to insert the needle, it is all a hit and miss. If the patient doesn’t respond to the injection, you really don’t know whether it didn’t work or because it was not in the right spot. That’s when image guided injections come handy.…
30th June 2022, Spectrum Medical Imaging
We are used to quality radiology services from Spectrum Medical Imaging. First, we had expanded services in Liverpool with Spectrum Medical Imaging opening further rooms at Sydney Southwest Private Hospital.
Spectrum is now open at
402-410 Chapel Road Bankstown
Spectrum Bankstown offers full service radiology including CT, Ultrasound, Cardiac CT, interventional radiology and OPG.
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31st May 2022, Spectrum Medical Imaging
We know that different women have different breast types. Some breasts are more dense than others. Some breasts have more adipose tissues than others. Obviously, with age, those features will change. Thus, the ideal imaging techniques will be different and will depend on the breast type, the age and the underlying risk of the woman, amongst many other things.…
29th November 2021, Spectrum Medical Imaging
If you are like me, you will be confused as which joints or joint can be injected for which clinical condition. Then you need to know whether they are ultrasound guided procedures or CT scan guided procedures. There just a myriad of musculoskeletal conditions that can improve with corticosteroid injections. Spectrum Medical Imaging has assembled a team of subspecialist interventional and musculoskeletal expert radiologists to assist us in managing our patients with these conditions.…
23rd September, Spectrum Medical Imaging
We all know the restrictions we all have in who we can order an ECG, stress test or stress echocardiogram for since the change in Medicare rebates some months ago. I am confused about the various eligibility criteria. You know what happens when are all confused? We stop ordering them to the detriment to patient care.…
28th July 2021, Spectrum Medical Imaging
With much of southwest Sydney under a pretty hard lock down, many of us are increasingly utlising tele-health to reduce face to face contact with patients. I note that many practices in the area have had to close for deep cleaning because of exposure to covid-19 positive patients. Trying to organise medical imaging can be a bit tricky when working online.…
27th February 2021, Spectrum Radiology
We last reviewed Morton’s Neuroma here back in 2018. It is always refreshing to look a real case from the radiologist’s point of view. It does remind us to keep a look out for this relatively common condition which can be debilitating. The term neuroma is a misnomer because the lesion is not a neoplastic lesion such as a schwannoma or neurofibroma.…
29th January 2021, Spectrum Interventional Radiology
Benign Prostate Hypertrophy (BPH) is a prevalent condition in males that results in Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS). BPH is present in 50% of males at 50yrs of age and increases to 90% of males at 90 years of age. Apart from trans-urethral resection of prostate (TURP) and dutasteride/tamsulosine, there is another longstanding and tested option.…
29th September 2020, Spectrum Medical Imaging
Do your patients need Interventional procedures performed?
Interventional Radiology provides patients with access to a vast array of treatment options that do not require surgery. This is a rapidly expanding speciality which grows with every incremental advance in medical imaging technology. Spectrum provides Interventional Radiology services across Sydney in both Private and Public settings.…