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 Musculoskeletal Biopsy
Ultrasound-Guided Musculoskeletal Steroid injection
Computed Tomography Guided Nerve Root Injection
Referring Clinician Checklist for Steroid Injection during Covid-19
Fluoroscopic Guided Joint Injection
Plain X-ray Leaflets:
X-ray of Minor Injuries – a leaflet for patients who attend under the Minor Injuries Protocol
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
Sclerotherapy for Vascular Malformations
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:
CT Radiofrequency Ablation of Liver Tumours – Treatment Information for patients
CT Radiofrequency Ablation of Lung Tumours – Treatment Information for patients
Interventional CT Procedures:
Information for patients having a CT Coronary Angiogram
Paediatric & Easy Read CT Leaflets:
The CT Scanner – a leaflet for children having a CT scan
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 Biopy/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
Ultrasound Scan – Easy Read Leaflet
MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging):
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) for Adults
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) – Advice for pregnant women undergoing an MRI
Small Bowel Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scan (MRI) for Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease