Hertfordshire Diagnostic Imaging Centre
Queen Elizabeth II Hospital
Howlands
Welwyn Garden City
Hertfordshire
AL7 4HX

Tel: 01707 390900
Fax: 01707 391929
Email: hmri@lodestone.co.uk
(please do not use this email address for appointment confirmation, use icon at foot of page)

Lodestone Patient Care and Hertfordshire Diagnostic Imaging Centre provide an ultrasound service.
This service uses a state-of-the-art Philips ultrasound scanner and is available for all ultrasound examinations including colour doppler for vascular imaging.
A request is required form your GP or hospital consultant.

Preparation for patients having Ultrasound Scan of kidneys and Bladder

It is very important that you have a full bladder for this examination. To achieve this, empty your bladder one hour prior to your appointment time. You should then drink at least one and a half pints of water or juice. Do not pass water until after your scan. If at the commencement of scanning your bladder is found to be insufficiently full we will need to wait before resuming the scan.

You will be asked to change into a patient gown. You will then be asked to lie on the examination couch and a non-irritant gel will be spread on to your skin. A small hand held transducer will be placed on your skin and manipulated to obtain the appropriate images, which are shown on the monitor.

Preparation for your Abdominal Ultrasound Scan

Please have nothing to eat, and only water to drink for six hours before your scan appointment time.

You will be asked to change into a patient gown. You will then be asked to lie on the examination couch and a non-irritant gel will be spread on to your skin. A small hand held transducer will be placed on your skin and manipulated to obtain the appropriate images, which are shown on the monitor.

Preparation for your Abdominal and Pelvic Ultrasound Scan

Please have nothing to eat, and only water to drink for six hours before your scan appointment time.

It is very important that you have a full bladder for this examination. To achieve this, empty your bladder one hour prior to your appointment time. You should then drink at least one and a half pints of water or juice. Do not pass water until after your scan. If at the commencement of scanning your bladder is found to be insufficiently full we will need to wait before resuming the scan.

You will be asked to change into a patient gown. You will then be asked to lie on the examination couch and a non-irritant gel will be spread on to your skin. A small hand held transducer will be placed on your skin and manipulated to obtain the appropriate images, which are shown on the monitor.

Your Ultrasound Scan of the Thyroid

There is no special preparation for this scan.

You will be asked to change into a patient gown. You will then be asked to lie on the examination couch and a non-irritant gel will be spread on to your skin. A small hand held transducer will be placed on your skin and manipulated to obtain the appropriate images, which are shown on the monitor.

Preparation for your Obstetric Ultrasound Scan

A high-quality private obstetric ultrasound service is offered in the pleasant environment of Hertfordshire Diagnostic Imaging Centre. Using the latest generation ultrasound equipment, this service provides clinicians and midwives access to obstetric examinations to assist in patient management.
All examinations are performed by an experienced, qualified obstetric practitioner. Full reports are issued to the referring midwife or clinician in a timely manner.
Each examination is performed according to current accepted practice.
Evening appointments are available.

It is very important that you have a full bladder for this examination. To achieve this, empty your bladder one hour prior to your appointment time. You should then drink at least one and a half pints of water or juice. Do not pass water until after your scan. If at the commencement of scanning your bladder is found to be insufficiently full we will need to wait before resuming the scan.

You will be asked to change into a patient gown. You will then be asked to lie on the examination couch and a non-irritant gel will be spread on to your skin. A small hand held transducer will be placed on your skin and manipulated to obtain the appropriate images, which are shown on the monitor.