RCH and COVID-19

Current information regarding RCH and COVID-19

Welcome

The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) Medical Imaging Department provides medical imaging services for all children with minimal irradiation and discomfort. Imaging is performed with specialised paediatric techniques and modern equipment in the best possible surroundings.

Our team consists of medical staff, medical imaging technologists, nurses, clerical staff, medical physicists, and assistants.

Location

The Medical Imaging Department is located in the East Building, Lower Ground floor, best accessed via the Green lifts.

Services provided

• Computed Tomography (CT)
• Digital Subtraction Angiography (DSA)
• Fluoroscopy
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
• Magnetic Resonance / Positron Emission Tomography (MR PET)
• Nuclear Medicine
• Ultrasound
• X-ray, including: 
  • General Radiography
  • Orthopantomogram (OPG)
  • EOS 3D imaging
• Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) - service provided with the Endocrinology and Diabetes Department
• Other imaging services to assist surgeons and other specialists during interventional and surgical procedures.

All medical imaging requests to the RCH are triaged and justified by appropriate Medical Imaging staff prior to being performed. For referrals from outside of the RCH, please email requests to medical.imaging@rch.org.au.