Radiology referrals
Radiology at Fremantle Hospital provides services to inpatients and non-admitted patients via booked appointments and inpatient referral.
These services include:
- general X-ray
- ultrasound, including general, MSK, obstetric and vascular
- computerised tomography (CT) scans
- bone mineral densitometry (BMD)
- magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- radiographic fluoroscopy.
Routine bookings
Routine bookings are made on receipt of a completed and signed radiology request form. Please phone 9431 2301 to request an x-ray request form.
Requesting doctors must include on the form their:
- full name
- pager or mobile number
- provider number
- consultant.
The form must be signed. Incomplete or illegible forms will be returned to the requesting doctor for amendment.
Please fax your request form to 9431 2663 and give the original form to your patient.
Radiology request forms received after 5pm are processed the following weekday morning.
Pregnancy status of female patients
The pregnancy status of female patients between the ages of 12 and 50 should be checked, especially if irradiating the pelvic/abdominal area.
Requesting doctors are responsible for advising the department of any risks to their patient.
Images and reports
A disc containing radiology images will be given to the patient and the report faxed to the referring practitioner.