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To make the right choice, you need the right information. Search for a symptom, condition, scan type, or body area, and we'll show you clinically-reviewed articles to help you find the answers you need.

Symptoms & Conditions

Scan Types

MRI

Sedation for an MRI: Your Options if You’re Claustrophobic

Mild sedation can help you through an MRI if you're claustrophobic. Learn who prescribes it in the UK, how to arrange it, and the alternatives worth trying.

MRI
Choosing a Scan

Prostate Cancer MRI: Information & Get a Scan

If you have urinary symptoms, a family history of prostate cancer or a high PSA, get peace of mind with a private prostate multiparametric MRI scan.

MRI
Cancer
Ultimate Guides
Screenings

What is the Best Scan for Joint Pain?

Joint pain can be debilitating, but you don't have to live with it. A scan will provide you with answers so you can make treatment decisions with clarity.

MRI
CT
X-Ray
Ultrasound
Choosing a Scan
Arthritis
Osteoporosis

What is the Best Scan for Knee Pain?

Knowing what's causing knee pain is the first step to treatment. A scan will help you identify the cause and get back to doing the things you enjoy.

MRI
CT
X-Ray
Ultrasound
Choosing a Scan
Arthritis
Osteoporosis

CT

Cone Beam Dental CT Scans Explained: What They Are & When You Need One

What is a cone beam CT scan? Learn why you might need a dental CBCT, what the procedure involves and how to book a private dental scan without the wait.

CT
Ultimate Guides

What is the Best Scan for Joint Pain?

Joint pain can be debilitating, but you don't have to live with it. A scan will provide you with answers so you can make treatment decisions with clarity.

MRI
CT
X-Ray
Ultrasound
Choosing a Scan
Arthritis
Osteoporosis

What is the Best Scan for Knee Pain?

Knowing what's causing knee pain is the first step to treatment. A scan will help you identify the cause and get back to doing the things you enjoy.

MRI
CT
X-Ray
Ultrasound
Choosing a Scan
Arthritis
Osteoporosis

How to Test for Dementia

Learn about the early symptoms of dementia, what tests doctors use to diagnose it, and what happens if you or a family member is diagnosed.

MRI
CT
Brain Health
Choosing a Scan

X-Ray

What is a Pantomogram (OPG)? Your Guide to Dental X-rays

What is a Pantomogram (OPG)? Your Guide to Dental X-rays

X-Ray
Ultimate Guides

Orthodontic X-rays Explained: What Scans You Need Before Braces or Aligners

Understand what scans and X-rays you need before having braces and aligners, why they're important and how to find a private dental scan quickly.

X-Ray
Ultimate Guides

What is the Best Scan for Joint Pain?

Joint pain can be debilitating, but you don't have to live with it. A scan will provide you with answers so you can make treatment decisions with clarity.

MRI
CT
X-Ray
Ultrasound
Choosing a Scan
Arthritis
Osteoporosis

What is the Best Scan for Knee Pain?

Knowing what's causing knee pain is the first step to treatment. A scan will help you identify the cause and get back to doing the things you enjoy.

MRI
CT
X-Ray
Ultrasound
Choosing a Scan
Arthritis
Osteoporosis

Ultrasound

What is the Best Scan for Joint Pain?

Joint pain can be debilitating, but you don't have to live with it. A scan will provide you with answers so you can make treatment decisions with clarity.

MRI
CT
X-Ray
Ultrasound
Choosing a Scan
Arthritis
Osteoporosis

What is the Best Scan for Knee Pain?

Knowing what's causing knee pain is the first step to treatment. A scan will help you identify the cause and get back to doing the things you enjoy.

MRI
CT
X-Ray
Ultrasound
Choosing a Scan
Arthritis
Osteoporosis

What is the Best Scan for Shoulder Pain?

Shoulder pain can significantly affect your quality of life. A diagnostic scan will help diagnose the cause of your symptoms and help guide treatment.

MRI
X-Ray
Ultrasound
Choosing a Scan

Deep Vein Thrombosis Ultrasound: All You Need to Know & How to Book

Worried about DVT? A deep vein thrombosis ultrasound checks blood flow in the deep veins, detecting blood clots and assessing vein health.

Ultrasound
Choosing a Scan

Mammogram

What Do My Mammogram Results Mean? Understanding Your Report And The Reasons For Mammogram Recall

Waiting for your routine mammogram screening report? This guide will help you understand what your mammogram results mean.

Mammogram
Results

Breast MRI vs Mammogram vs Ultrasound: Which Imaging of the Breast Should You Choose?

This guide to breast imaging will help you weigh up breast MRI vs mammogram vs ultrasound, and make an informed decision about which scan to choose.

MRI
Ultrasound
Mammogram

Do Mammograms Hurt? Your Guide to Whether Mammograms Are Painful, and How To Reduce Discomfort

Mammograms are important screening tools for breast cancer, but they can cause pain and discomfort for some women. Here's how to manage pain during mammograms.

Mammogram
During Your Scan

Mammogram Preparation: What To Wear to a Mammogram, and What To Expect on the Day

Find out how to prepare for a mammogram screening including what to wear for a mammogram. A mammogram is a scan to check for signs of breast cancer.

Mammogram
Preparation

Echocardiogram

What Is a Heart Murmur? Grades, Causes, and When to Get an Echocardiogram for Heart Murmur

Heart murmurs are not always cause for concern, but this article will explain when to get checked with an echocardiogram.

Echocardiogram
Heart Health

What Does an Echocardiogram Show? Your Results Explained

An echocardiogram is a special type of ultrasound for the heart. This article explains what an echocardiogram shows, and how to understand echocardiogram results.

Echocardiogram
Heart Health
Results

Get To Know Your Heart Health: A Clear Comparison of Echocardiogram vs ECG

Discover the differences between Echocardiograms and Electrocardiograms (ECGs), which to choose, and what they can show.

Echocardiogram
Choosing a Scan
Heart Health

Private Heart Scans: Types, Costs, and Get a Scan

Explore the different heart (cardiac) scans we offer, what each one is for, and what it can show about your heart’s health.

Echocardiogram
Heart Health

DEXA

Men's health checks: what's actually worth doing

Getting a men’s health scan can give you peace of mind or provide you with the facts you need to make treatment decisions, sooner rather than later.

MRI
DEXA
Cancer
Full Body Scan
Choosing a Scan
Heart Health

DEXA Scans for Osteoporosis and Arthritis: Do They Show?

This article explains the difference between osteoporosis and arthritis and whether a DEXA scan can show arthritis.

DEXA
Arthritis
Osteoporosis
Choosing a Scan

Osteoporosis Symptoms: What Are the Early Warning Signs?

This guide to osteoporosis symptoms will help you identify early warning signs, and decide when to get a DEXA scan for osteoporosis.

DEXA
Osteoporosis

Can a DEXA Scan Show Cancer? Info & Appearance

A DEXA scan is designed to measure your bone density, and is not the most suitable scan for diagnosing bone cancer. This guide will help you understand your options.

DEXA
Cancer

Full Body Scan

Men's health checks: what's actually worth doing

Getting a men’s health scan can give you peace of mind or provide you with the facts you need to make treatment decisions, sooner rather than later.

MRI
DEXA
Cancer
Full Body Scan
Choosing a Scan
Heart Health

Full Body MRI: What’s Covered & Get a Scan

This guide outlines the different scanning protocols for full body MRI scans and what they cover, including the head and brain to the abdomen and pelvis.

MRI
Full Body Scan

Screenings

Prostate Cancer MRI: Information & Get a Scan

If you have urinary symptoms, a family history of prostate cancer or a high PSA, get peace of mind with a private prostate multiparametric MRI scan.

MRI
Cancer
Ultimate Guides
Screenings

What Are the Different Types of Private Health Screening Scans? Your Guide to Health Checks and What They Show

Find out which screening scans are available from mammograms to prostate screening and full body scans. Check for cancer early and get faster access to treatment.

Choosing a Scan
Screenings

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