Private MRI, ultrasound & x-ray in Hendon

At Hendon Hospital, our private diagnostic imaging department offers fast access to investigations for patients that live in Hendon and further afield.

The Imaging Centre at Hendon Hospital offers fast and direct access to a wide range of diagnostic services using the most advanced techniques on specialised equipment. Our Imaging Centre is staffed by dedicated and experienced Consultant Radiologists who are available to report diagnostic images, provide clinical advice to referring colleagues and carry out interventional radiology procedures. Further details on individual practitioners are available on request.

The Imaging Centre offers:

General radiography
Diagnostic ultrasound
MRI scanner

Our radiographers and consultant radiologists provide a fully comprehensive service from Monday to Friday. Beyond our normal hours there is always an ‘on-call’ service.

Referral to the centre is by written request from a medical practitioner.

To contact the Imaging Centre call: 0208 457 4515

General radiography

Our dedicated general x-ray rooms deal with all basic x-ray procedures including orthopaedic radiography, intravenous urography. The rooms are well equipped, spacious and designed to accommodate all patients including those in chairs and beds.

Diagnostic ultrasound

The Imaging Centre has two ultrasound units, including one situated permanently within the outpatient consulting suite for the use of our visiting consultants. A full range of diagnostic ultrasound examinations are available at the centre. These range from general abdomen and pelvic, obstetric and gynaecological studies, follicular tracking, soft tissue joints and breast imaging. We also provide specialist scanning ranging from cardiac studies such as echocardiography and colour doppler flow studies of vessels. Ultrasound guided transrectal prostatic biopsies, breast biopsies and drainage procedures are also undertaken by our consultants.

MRI scanner

MRI has become an invaluable tool in the detection and monitoring of many diseases. MRI uses a combination of strong magnetic fields and radio waves to produce exquisitely detailed images of any part of the body. MRI is generally safe and can be used for most age groups. Our top of the range MRI scanner comes with a full range of dedicated coils and software packages.

The dedicated coil arrangements allow us to carry out examinations of all body areas including all joints, brain, spine, abdomen, pelvic and MR angiography; including brain, carotid, renal, peripheral and cardiac. Whole body imaging is available with this technology and we are one of the few centres to offer breast imaging. Unfortunately patients with cardiac pacemakers or aneurysm clips within the brain are still excluded from MRI.

The unit is a furnished with a sophisticated MRI scanner along with powerful gradients, which enable it to perform a high quality of cardiac examinations and also neurological, muscular skeletal and body imaging.