Patient Information Leaflets
For information on the safety of ionising radiation in diagnostic procedures, please read the NRPB leaflet “X-rays – how safe are they?“.
Musculoskeletal Intervention
Ultrasound-Guided Musculoskeletal Aspiration
Ultrasound-Guided Joint Injection
Ultrasound-Guided Musculoskeletal Soft Tissue Biopsy
Computed Tomography Guided Nerve Root Injection
Computed Tomography Guided Bone Biopsy
Fluoroscopic Guided Joint Injection
Plain X-ray Leaflets
X-ray of Minor Injuries – a leaflet for patients who attend under the Minor Injuries Protocol
Patient information for the X-ray of Minor Injuries
Paediatric & Easy Read Plain X-ray Leaflets
My First X-ray – a leaflet for children having an X-ray
My First X-ray Booklet – a booklet for children having an X-ray
Plain X-ray Information – Easy Read Version
Fluoroscopy Leaflets
Barium Follow Through Examinations
Barium Examination Aftercare Leaflet
Paediatric Fluoroscopy Leaflets
Milkshake Test Booklet – a booklet for children having fluoroscopic procedures
Milkshake Test Leaflet – a leaflet for children having fluoroscopic procedures
Interventional Procedures
Angioplasty and Stent Insertion
Antegrade Ureteric Stent Insertion
Fistulogram, Fistuloplasty and Venoplasty
Inferior Vena Cava Filter Placement
Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiogram (PTC) and drainage
Cardiology and Interventional Procedures
Radiological inserted gastrostomy (RIG)
Transarterial chemoembolisation (TACE)
Uterine artery embolisation (fibroid embolisation)
CT (Computed Tomography)
Computed Tomography (CT) Information
CT (Computed Tomography) Colonoscopy Aftercare Information Sheet
Radiofrequency & Microwave Ablation CT
Interventional CT Procedures
Information for patients having a CT Coronary Angiogram
Paediatric & Easy Read CT Leaflets
Your CT Scan – a booklet for children having a CT scan
Breast Screening
Information for patients attending for Breast Imaging
Ultrasound-Guided Breast Biopsy
Having Breast Screening (Easy Read)
Information Sheet for patients following a Breast Core Biopsy
Ultrasound
Ultrasound Scan General Information Leaflet
Ultrasound-Guided Core Biopsy/FNA of the Neck
Ultrasound-Guided Liver Biopsy
Paediatric & Easy Read Ultrasound Leaflets
Jelly Belly Booklet – a booklet for children having an ultrasound scan
Jelly Belly Leaflet – a leaflet for children having an ultrasound scan
MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) for Adults
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) – Advice for pregnant patients undergoing an MRI
Small Bowel Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scan (MRI) for Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Paediatric & Easy Read MRI Leaflets