Recent Trial Supports the use of PSMA Pet / CT scanning for primary staging of Prostate Cancer

Sep 27, 2019 | Prostate Treatments

Risk of metastatic disease on 68-Ga‐PSMA PET/CT scan for primary staging of 1253 men with PCa The aim of the work in this article is to determine the number of men with 68Ga‐prostate‐specific membrane antigen PET/CT avid metastasis at diagnosis. Read the article here:...

Stonemason’s Silicosis CT Sensitivity

Sep 25, 2019 | Occupational Lung Disease

Stonemason’s Silicosis Research Preliminary findings of our research into Stonemasons with silicosis were recently published in the journal of the Asian Pacific Society of Respirology (APSR). These findings are from a retrospective review of silicosis identified...

Prostate Cancer Staging

Aug 26, 2019 | Prostate Treatments

New trial for Prostate Cancer Staging Last week Brisbane patients at the Wesley Hospital were the first to be involved in the latest trial for staging prostate cancer. The trial is focused on detection of the spread of prostate cancer outside of the prostate to lymph...

Liver MRI Rebate

May 3, 2019 | Medicare

Liver MRI Rebate for Cancer Patients Recently the Government announced three new Medicare rebates covering contrast enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) liver scans effective from 1 May this year. Unitingcare Medical Imaging (UCMI) clinics at The Wesley Hospital,...

Prostate Cancer Staging Pioneers

Apr 29, 2019 | Prostate Treatments

Australian First in Prostate Cancer staging following the introduction of PSMA PET/CT. Wesley Medical Imaging (WMI) was the first private facility to offer a PET service in Australia. As the leading provider of PET imaging WMI also pioneered Ga-68 PSMA PET scanning...

MRI Bulk Billed in Brisbane

Apr 5, 2019 | Medicare

MRI Government rebates for Major Brisbane Hospital in Spring Hill Bulk Billed MRI scans from 5 April 2019 A full Medicare Magnetic Resonance Imaging licence has been awarded by the Federal Government to St Andrew’s Medical Imaging (SAMI) in Spring Hill,...

Buderim Hospital Bulk Bills MRIs

Mar 7, 2019 | Medicare, UCMI Services

MRI rebates for Sunshine Coast Residents Bulk Billed MRI scans from 8 March 2019 Buderim Private Medical Imaging is excited to announce the successful outcome in their campaign and has been awarded a new full Medicare Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) licence from the...

PAE trial delivering great results for enlarged prostate sufferers

Mar 7, 2019 | Clinical Trials, Prostate Treatments

Radiologists at Wesley Medical Imaging have pioneered Prostate Artery Embolisation (PAE) treatment in collaboration with Wesley Urologists as an effective alternative to medical therapy for enlarged prostate sufferers, that may also delay the need for surgery. What Is...

Nanoknife cancer treatment at Wesley

Jan 23, 2019 | Cancer treatments

Nanoknife offers cancer patients treatment options The Wesley Hospital in Brisbane is Queensland’s first and only hospital offering cancer treatment procedures using a special device known as the NanoKnife. The NanoKnife uses a process called Irreversible...

MRI guided prostate biopsy

Nov 5, 2018 | Medical Imaging, Prostate Treatments

What is an MRI guided prostate biopsy? MRI guided prostate biopsy is the ability to target and biopsy suspicious regions of the prostate under the guidance of MRI. In a MRI guided prostate biopsy the patient undergoes a prostate biopsy while in the MRI machine. MRI...