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Imaging services

The imaging services provide imaging studies, such as X-ray examinations.

Services include

  • Basic X-ray examinations
  • Ultrasounds
  • Mammography scans and procedures
  • Cone beam scans of the head
  • Computed tomography scans
  • Magnetic resonance imaging
  • Fluoroscopic examinations
  • Angiographic examinations
  • Isotope examinations

The above examinations are generally carried out by appointment, but emergency clinic patients are examined without an appointment.

Do the following

In order to be submitted to imaging or examinations, you will need a doctor’s referral.

You can access the imaging services if you have received an imaging appointment from your treatment unit or if you have made an appointment yourself.

If you can’t make it to your appointment, please call to cancel. Otherwise, you will receive an invoice and be charged for the appointment.

Contact information

Select your municipality from the drop-down menu to see the appropriate contact details.

For whom / what terms

In public health care, a doctor’s referral is always required for imaging examinations. Private service providers also offer imaging services without a referral.

In order to be submitted to imaging or examinations, you will need a doctor’s referral.

Background and legislation

Imaging can be used to assist in the examination of illnesses and monitoring treatments. Imaging includes X-rays and CT scans, MRI and ultrasound scans, thermal imaging, and isotope analyses. Vital functions, such as sleep, alertness, or the brain’s electrical activity, can also be imaged.

Imaging is performed by hospitals, health and social services centres, and private service providers. Some images can also be taken at home and forwarded to the correct party.