Connectivity with Iain Duncan

Iain primarily practices within the framework of medical imaging in Canberra, by supervising and reporting quality ultrasound and nuclear medicine. 

His team can provide all the services that cover almost the entire spectrum of medical imaging, but he specialises in the services listed below.

Nuclear Medicine Services Available

Nuclear Medicine Canberrasee also nuclear medicine for dummies 

BONE SCANS

REGIONAL MULTIPHASE BONE SCANS
WHOLE BODY BONE SCANS
 xSPECT-CT Bone scans
QUANTITATIVE BONE SCANS

CARDIAC SCANS

CARDIAC GATED BLOOD POOL STUDY
MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION STUDY
MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION & VIABILITY STUDY
CARDIAC AMYLOID SCANS (TC-PYROPHOSPHATE)

-for more information on having a cardiac scan with us click here

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

BRAIN PERFUSION SCANS
VENTRICULAR SHUNT STUDY

RENAL SCANS

DTPA RENAL STUDY – GLOMERULAR FILTRATION ASSESSMENT
DMSA RENAL STUDY – TUBULAR FUNCTION

GASTROINTESTINAL

GASTRIC EMPTYING STUDY
COLONIC TRANSIT STUDY
GASTRO-ESOPHAGEAL REFLUX STUDY
GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING STUDY
HEPATIC HEMANGIOMA STUDY (RED CELL SCANS)
HEPATOBILIARY STUDY (HIDA SCANS)
LIVER/SPLEEN SCANS
MECKEL’S DIVERTICULUM STUDY

ENDOCRINE

I-123-MIBG
IODINE 131 SCAN
THYROID SCANS
PARATHYROID SCANS

TUMOUR & INFECTION

BONE SCANS
PSMA SCANS
GALLIUM SCANS
WHITE BLOOD CELL STUDIES
LEUKOSCAN
OCTREOSCAN (SOMATOSTATIN RECEPTOR STUDY)

 

PULMONARY

LUNG VENTILATION AND PERFUSION STUDY

OTHERS

I-131 THERAPY
DACROCYSTOGRAM
LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY
SALIVARY STUDY

 

Ultrasound Services Available

Thyroid ultrasoundROUTINE DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND

OBSTETRIC, GYNAECOLOGICAL, PELVIC, RENAL, ABDOMINAL, BREAST, NECK, LUMPS

THYROID ULTRASOUND AND BIOPSY

SHEARWAVE ELASTOGRAPHY OF THE LIVER

DUPLEX ULTRASOUND (VASCULAR)

DOPPLER PRESSURE STUDIES, ARTERIES, VEINS, DEEP VENOUS THROMBOSIS, VENOUS INCOMPETENCE, CAROTID

MUSCULOSKELETAL ULTRASOUND

SHOULDER, ELBOW, WRIST, HAND, CARPAL TUNNEL, BUTTOCK, HIP, GROIN, THIGH, KNEE, CALF, ANKLES, HEEL, FOOT. For more information click here

ULTRASOUND GUIDED INJECTIONS

If your doctor has referred you for an injections requiring imaging guidance Dr Duncan can perform this service. He has performed over 45,000 procedures. Soft tissue and joint injections are common procedures -usually for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. For more information about corticosteroid (“cortisone”) injections see here  and for more information about  platelet rich plasma and hylauronic acid (PRP and HA).

 

Clinical Services Available

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT,  AND GUIDED INJECTIONS AND BIOPSIESINJECTION SHOULDER

Iain has a great deal experience in assessing (clinical & imaging) joint and soft tissue problems such as

If the clinical problem has already been diagnosed then Iain can discuss it with you at the time of the scan. If it is a diagnostic dilemma or more complex a separate consultation is suggested and requires an additional referral for Medicare reimbursement. If appropriate he can advise you on possible interventions.