Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology

The Department of Radiology at Royal Perth Hospital is the largest and oldest Radiology Department amongst the public tertiary hospitals in Perth.

The Radiology Department runs services at the main Wellington Street Campus and at the Shenton Park Campus, while also providing radiological services to the Swan District Hospital, 20 kilometres away from the Perth CBD.

With full digital picture capacity through a sophisticated archiving and communications systems, known as PACS/RIS, the department is linked to the other tertiary hospitals via a common system.

Staff members total approximately 220 with 16 FTE Radiologists and 15 Senior Registrars/Fellow and Trainee Registrars.

Radiology provides a comprehensive imaging and interventional service to the hospital and services the specialised units in the hospital including the Emergency Department, State Trauma Unit, Burns Unit, Intensive Care, Heart and Lung Transplant Units, Cardiology, Stroke Unit, Spinal Unit, Breast Assessment Clinic, Orthopaedic Services, Plastics, Ear Nose and Throat and Rehabilitation Services.

The imaging modalities in the department include 2 64 Phillips CT scanner, one 4 MDCT GE scanner, 1.5 Siemens Sonata, 2 Siemens Angiography Units and 6 Ultrasound Units.

Imaging studies undertaken include breast, cardiac, liver, large and small panel MR, coronary arteries CT scanning, prostate ultrasound and biopsies.

The clinical service is subspecialised into teams ,based on general and neuro intervention, ultrasound, abdominal and body, musculoskeletal, women’s imaging and neuro radiology.

The Radiologists and registrars partake in regular weekly multidisciplinary meetings.

The Department is a pioneer in the development and establishment of embolisation of brain aneurysms and arterovenous malformations; the development of the aortic endoliminal stent and the development of yttrium beads for embolisation of liver tumours.

The Department coordinates the West Australian Radiology Registrar Training Program.

For more information from an international perspective on medical imaging and radiological procedures please visit www.radiologyinfo.org.