Radiology

The Radiology Service provides imaging to diagnose, assess and treat patients and is involved in almost every patient pathway.

Radiology provides a wide range of diagnostic imaging including Breast, Cardiac Catheterisation, CT(Computed Tomography), Dental, DXA (Bone Densitometry), Fluoroscopy, Interventional imaging, MRI (Magnetic Resonance), Nuclear Medicine, Plain Film X-ray and Ultrasound (US).

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• Radiology Team

  Administration and Clerical staff will greet you when you arrive at one of our reception areas. They will check that we have all your details and that they are correct, before booking you onto our computer system. They provide support, book appointments and answer queries.

  Radiography Assistants/Helpers provide support to the radiologists, radiographers and nurses. They help patients prepare for their examination, for example getting you changed into a gown, giving you a drink before a CT scan or helping you to complete a questionnaire before your MRI scan.

  Radiology Nurses help the team during interventional procedures, carry out selected interventional procedures independently and provide care and support for patients in the radiology department.

  Assistant Practitioners have undertaken training to assist Radiographers with undertaking specific x-rays.

  Diagnostic Radiographers employ a wide range of imaging techniques such as CT, MRI, Ultrasound and plain film to produce high quality images to diagnose injury or disease. Often, they interpret the images so that the correct treatment can be provided. They undertake diagnostic work and independent reporting as part of the multidisciplinary team. They are a key part of the delivery of acute as well as community-based services. Early diagnosis is a vital step in care pathways and the delivery of any subsequent treatment. Health surveillance screening such as mammography has a very important role to play in the early detection of cancer

  Radiologists are doctors who are specially trained to interpret diagnostic images such as x-rays, MRI and CT scans. If you have an interventional procedure (such as a biopsy) a radiologist will perform the procedure. Ultrasound scans may be performed by a radiologist.
  An electronic report of the results of your examination is made available for your doctor. This may be completed by a Radiologist or Advanced Practice Radiographer.

• Altnagelvin Hospital

  Radiology Department	Contact	Availability
  Confirmation Line for Patients Attending	02877246983	Mon – Sunday 9am – 4:30pm
  Radiology Reception A	02871611346	Mon – Fri 8am-5pm
  CT Department Main Hospital	02871611471	Mon – Fri 9am-5pm
  CT Department Cancer Centre	02871611357	Mon – Fri 9am-5pm
  Ulstrasound Department	02871611359 02871611182	Mon – Fri 9am-5pm
  Foetal Ultrasond	02871611388	Mon – Fri 9am-5pm
  Plain Film X-Ray and Dental	02871611228	Mon – Fri 9am-5pm
  MRI Department Main Hospital	02871611185	Mon – Fri 9am-5pm
  MRI Department Ccancer Centre	02871611357	Mon – Fri 8:45am-5pm
  Nucreal Medicine	02871611185	Mon – Fri 9am-5pm
  Fluoroscopy	02871611228	Mon – Fri 9am-5pm
  DXA	02871611388	Mon – Fri 9am-5pm

• Breast Screening Unit

  Department	Contact	Availability
  Breast Screening Unit Reception	02871611443	Mon – Fri 9am-5pm

  Click for more information on our Breast Services and Mobile Screening Unit

• Omagh Hospital and Primary Care Complex

  Radiology Department	Contact	Availability
  Radiology Reception	02882833166	Mon – Fri 9am-5pm
  CT	02882833851	Mon – Fri 9am-5pm
  Ultrasound	02882833166	Mon – Fri 9am-5pm
  Plain Film X-Ray	02882833532	Mon – Fri 9am-5pm

• Roe Valley Hospital

  Radiology Department	Contact	Availability
  Radiology Reception Plain Film X-Ray and Ultrasound	02874132217	Mon – Fri 9am-5pm

• South West Acute Hospital

  Radiology Department	Contact	Availability
  Radiology Reception	02866382602	Mon – Fri 8.30am-5pm Sat 9am-1pm
  CT	02866382555	Mon – Fri 8.30am-4.30pm
  Ultrasound	02866382602	Mon – Fri 8.30am-4.30pm
  Plain Film X-Ray, DXA, Fluoroscopy	02866382682	Mon – Fri 8.30am-4.30pm
  MRI Department	02866382341	Mon – Fri 8.30am-4.30pm Sat 9am-1pm

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