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Onsite Ultrasound

Private Service, Radiology, Pregnancy Ultrasound

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8:30 AM to 5:00 PM.

Description

Onsite Ultrasound provides a high quality, accessible ultrasound service to patients and referrers throughout Hawkes Bay. Our high tech ultrasound scanning equipment is managed by our very experienced and friendly team of sonographers at both of our Napier and Hastings sites.

The comprehensive range of scan services available includes:

  • Pregnancy Scans (surcharges may apply)
  • ACC Scans - (surcharge applies)
  • Musculoskeletal - including ultrasound guided cortisone injections
  • General Abdominal
  • Pelvic
  • Obstetric
  • Small Parts
  • Vascular e.g. DVT, carotids
 
 
What is Radiology?
Radiological procedures are used for looking at the internal structures of the body, whether bone or soft tissue. Usually these examinations are carried out to:
  • diagnose disease states, such as cancer or heart disease
  • show the extent of injury to body structures
  • to aid in interventional procedures, such as angiography.
 
The radiologist may use different methods such as, X-ray, Computed Tomography (CT), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Ultrasound as well as some other specialised types of radiological imaging.
 
The Team
  • Medical Radiation Technologists (MRTs) or Radiographers perform your X-ray, barium and mammography examinations.
  • Sonographers are MRTs who perform your ultrasound examinations.
  • Radiologists  are specialist doctors who read and understand your films. They will also be involved if you have an intravenous urogram (IVU), barium study, mammogram and a number of other ultrasound procedures.  They interpret the results of the images and send them to your doctor.

Staff

The Onsite Ultrasound team are committed to providing an excellent customer experience including quality ultrasound services, with the assurance that patients are treated with respect and courtesy.

Director / Sonographer: Leanne Griffiths

Sonographers: Corien Morrell, Rowena Tyman, Katherine Foley

Radiologists: see below

Meet more of our team here

Consultants

Ages

Child / Tamariki, Youth / Rangatahi, Adult / Pakeke, Older adult / Kaumātua

How do I access this service?

Make an appointment

You will need a request form, completed and signed by a Medical Practitioner e.g your GP, midwife, physiotherapist etc. Then simply call Onsite Ultrasound to make the appropriate appointment- or fax the form.

Contact us

Referral

Referral Expectations

For referrers: download a referral form here

Fees and Charges Description

We are a Southern Cross Affiliated Provider.

Please Note: Payments for non-funded private ultrasound scans, are to be made on the day of appointment.

Hours

8:30 AM to 5:00 PM.

Mon – Fri 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM

Closed: Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays

Procedures / Treatments

Ultrasound

In ultrasound, a beam of sound at a very high frequency (that cannot be heard) is sent into the body from a small vibrating crystal in a hand-held scanner head. When the beam meets a surface between tissues of different density, echoes of the sound beam are sent back into the scanner head. The time between sending the sound and receiving the echo back is fed into a computer, which in turn creates an image that is projected on a television screen. Ultrasound is a very safe type of imaging; this is why it is so widely used during pregnancy. Doppler Ultrasound A Doppler study is a noninvasive test that can be used to evaluate blood flow by bouncing high-frequency sound waves (ultrasound) off red blood cells. The Doppler Effect is a change in the frequency of sound waves caused by moving objects. A Doppler study can estimate how fast blood flows by measuring the rate of change in its pitch (frequency). A Doppler study can help diagnose bloody clots, heart and leg valve problems and blocked or narrowed arteries. What to expect? After lying down, the area to be examined will be exposed. Generally a contact gel will be used between the scanner head and skin. The scanner head is then pressed against your skin and moved around and over the area to be examined. At the same time the internal images will appear onto a screen
In ultrasound, a beam of sound at a very high frequency (that cannot be heard) is sent into the body from a small vibrating crystal in a hand-held scanner head.  When the beam meets a surface between tissues of different density, echoes of the sound beam are sent back into the scanner head.  The time between sending the sound and receiving the echo back is fed into a computer, which in turn creates an image that is projected on a television screen.  Ultrasound is a very safe type of imaging; this is why it is so widely used during pregnancy.
 
Doppler Ultrasound
A Doppler study is a noninvasive test that can be used to evaluate blood flow by bouncing high-frequency sound waves (ultrasound) off red blood cells. The Doppler Effect is a change in the frequency of sound waves caused by moving objects. A Doppler study can estimate how fast blood flows by measuring the rate of change in its pitch (frequency).  A Doppler study can help diagnose bloody clots, heart and leg valve problems and blocked or narrowed arteries.
 
What to expect?
After lying down, the area to be examined will be exposed.  Generally a contact gel will be used between the scanner head and skin.  The scanner head is then pressed against your skin and moved around and over the area to be examined.  At the same time the internal images will appear onto a screen

Disability Assistance

Wheelchair access

Pharmacy

Find your nearest pharmacy here

Website

www.onsiteultrasound.co.nz/

Contact Details

203 Canning Road, Camberley, Hastings

Hawkes Bay

8:30 AM to 5:00 PM.

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62 Munroe Street, Napier

Hawkes Bay

8:30 AM to 5:00 PM.

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This page was last updated at 11:09AM on November 29, 2023. This information is reviewed and edited by Onsite Ultrasound.