This page explains about intravenous urogram (IVU) scans, what is involved and what to expect when your child comes to Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) to have one. Intravenous urogram scans are also referred to as intravenous pyelogram (IVP) scans.
Prenatal ultrasound scans showing a small ventricular septal defect
This page from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) explains about small ventricular septal defects detected during a prenatal ultrasound scan and what this might mean for your child.
Your child is having an echocardiogram under sedation
Echocardiograms (Echo) are one of the most frequently used scans for diagnosing heart problems. An Echo is an ultrasound scan of the heart. As your child will need to lie very still for the scan, we may suggest that they have sedation to help. This inform
This page explains about the DMSA and direct isotope cystogram scans, what is involved and what to expect when your child comes to Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) for the scans.
As part of the Cardiorespiratory Unit at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), the Cardiac imaging specialty provides services in echocardiography (ECHO) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Many children have a test or scan to diagnose (work out) their medical condition or to plan further treatment. We carry out many different tests and scans at GOSH, so have a look at our information about specific ones in our procedures and treatments area
This information sheet from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) explains about the MAG3 Renogram scan, how it is used to look at your child’s kidneys, what it involves and what to expect when your child comes to GOSH.
Your child is having an MRI scan without sedation or general anaesthetic
This page explains about what happens when your child has an MRI scan without sedation or general anaesthetic and what to expect when your child comes to Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) to have this procedure.
Information from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) explaining sacrococcygeal teratomas (SCT) in children, the operation to remove them and what to expect when a child comes to GOSH for treatment.
Your child is having an MRI scan using 'feed and wrap' technique
An MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scan uses a magnetic field rather than X-rays to take pictures of your child’s body. The MRI scanner is a hollow machine with a tube running horizontally through its middle. ‘Feed and wrap’ is a technique used with youn
This page from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) explains about cardiac MRI scans under general anaesthetic, what they involve and what to expect when your child has one. Your child’s cardiologist (specialist heart doctor) has asked us to carry out an M
Upper GI contrast study (including barium meal, barium swallow or barium follow through studies)
This page explains about upper GI contrast studies, which include barium meal, barium swallow or barium follow through studies) what is involved and what to expect when your child comes to Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) to have one. It explains the v
Your child's cardiologist may request a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan on their heart at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) so we can find out about its structure and how it is working.
This page explains about functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and what to expect when your child comes to Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) to have this procedure.
The oesophagus (foodpipe) is the tube that takes food from the back of the mouth to the stomach. It contains muscles which squeeze rhythmically to push food downwards. If the foodpipe becomes blocked or narrowed, food cannot pass into the stomach to be di
This page explains about fetal heart scans carried out by the Fetal Cardiology Service at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). It explains what happens after you have had the scan and what you can expect before and after your baby is born.
MRI scans more precisely define and detect some abnormalities in unborn babies
17 Mar 2021, 10:57 a.m.
MRI scanning can more precisely define and detect head, neck, thoracic, abdominal and spinal malformations in unborn babies, finds a large multidisciplinary study led by Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Great Ormond Street Hospital and UCL.
A CT scan (Computed Tomography) uses x-rays and computers to take pictures of the internal structures of your child’s body. This information sheet from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) explains about having a CT scan at, how to prepare for it and what
An X-ray is a type of image used to show parts of the body. Usually, the X-ray machine is positioned in front of the patient, with the camera film behind them.
