Why choose Spire for your diagnostic tests?
At Spire, we combine advanced imaging technology with expert clinicians for quick, clear diagnostic answers.
- Fast access diagnostic imaging with minimal wait times
- Latest MRI, CT, X-ray and ultrasound technology
- Comfortable scanning environments and wide-bore machines
- Expert reporting to support your care decisions
- Support from referral to scan to results
Booking your scans or tests with Spire can provide an early warning of health problems, help your doctor to identify and monitor conditions or rule them out. Once you’ve had your test, an expert member of Spire’s team can provide a diagnosis and advise on the most appropriate treatment if this is necessary.
Select from our range of available scans and investigations treatments
- Back pain investigations (discography)
- Barium enema
- Barium swallow and barium meal
- Bladder investigations (cystoscopy)
- Bone density scan for osteoporosis
- Breast health risk assessment
- Breast lump investigation
- Bronchoscopy
- Capsule endoscopy (pillcam)
- Cardiac CT scan (heart CT)
- Cardiac MRI scan (heart MRI)
- Cardiomemo recording
- Chronic fatigue
- Contrast echocardiogram
- CT scan
- ECG monitoring or event recorder - 24/48 hour
- Echocardiogram
- Electrocardiogram (ECG)
- Endoscopic ultrasound
- Exercise electrocardiogram
- Fertility tests
- Fibroscan
- Flexible sigmoidoscopy
- Gastroscopy
- Kidney X-ray (retrograde pyelogram)
- Mammogram (mammography)
- MRI scan (Magnetic Resonance Imaging scan)
- Neck lumps
- Nerve conduction studies and Electromyography (EMG)
- Oesophageal manometry
- pH studies/24 hour impedance
- Sleep apnoea test
- Stress electrocardiogram
- Thyroid test
- Transoesophageal echocardiogram
- Ultrasound scan
- Urodynamics
- Virtual colonoscopy
- X-ray
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What to Expect
Before your scan or test
- Referral required from GP/consultant
- Specific preparation instructions (e.g. fasting for abdominal CT)
During your scan
- Friendly support from radiographers
- Comfortable environment and clear instructions
After your scan
- Fast reporting from specialists
- Results shared with you and your clinician
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