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  • Cardiovascular
    • Mesenteric Ischaemia (Chronic, Suspected)
  • Gastrointestinal
    • Abdominal Pain (Adult, Chronic)
    • Abdominal plain x-ray (indications)
    • Bowel Obstruction (Suspected)
    • Colon Cancer (Staging)
    • colorectal cancer (suspected)
    • Crohn's disease (suspected)
    • Drug trafficking (suspected)
    • Dyspepsia
    • Dysphagia
    • Gastric cancer (staging)
    • Gastrointestinal Bleeding (Acute)
    • Gastrointestinal Bleeding (Obscure)
    • Intra-Abdominal Abscess (Suspected)
    • Irritable bowel syndrome (suspected)
    • Oesophageal cancer (staging)
    • Rectal Cancer (Staging)
    • Upper Quadrant Pain (Chronic Right)
  • Liver and Biliary
    • Ascites (Suspected)
    • Cholecystitis (Acute, Acalculous, Suspected)
    • Cholecystitis (Acute, Suspected)
    • Cholestatic jaundice
    • Hepatocellular Cancer (Surveillance)
    • Hepatocellular Cancer (Suspected)
    • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy
    • Liver Lesion (History of Malignancy, Focal)
    • Liver Lesion (Incidental, Focal)
    • Liver Lesion (Investigation, Focal)
  • Pancreas
    • Pancreatic Cancer (Staging)
    • Pancreatic Cyst (Incidental)
    • Pancreatitis (Acute)
    • Pancreatitis (Chronic, Suspected)
  • Cardiovascular
    • Abdominal aortic aneurysm (Repair follow-up)
    • Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (Screening and Investigation)
    • Angina (Stable, Suspected)
    • Aortic Dissection (Spontaneous, Suspected)
    • Coronary Syndrome (Acute, Suspected)
    • Deep Venous Thrombosis (Arm, Suspected)
    • Deep Venous Thrombosis (Leg, Suspected)
    • Hypertension
    • Hypertension (Suspected Renovascular Cause)
    • Leg ischaemia (acute)
    • Mesenteric Ischaemia (Chronic, Suspected)
    • Peripheral Arterial Disease (Suspected)
    • Peripheral Arterial Stent (Follow-Up)
  • Respiratory
    • Chest X-Ray (Pre-Operative Indications)
  • Acute Abdomen
    • Scrotal Pain (Acute, Non-Traumatic)
  • Kidney and Urinary Tract
    • Bladder Cancer (staging)
    • Haematuria (Painless Microscopic)
    • Haematuria (Painless Visible)
    • Loin Pain (Acute Pyelonephritis, Suspected)
    • Loin pain (renal colic)
    • Lower urinary tract symptoms
    • Prostate cancer (suspected and staging)
    • Renal Cell Cancer (Staging)
    • Renal failure (acute or acute-on-chronic)
    • Renal mass
    • Renal transplant dysfunction (acute)
    • Scrotal mass
  • Trauma - Visceral
    • Lower Urinary Tract Injury (Suspected)
  • Ear, Nose & Throat
    • Laryngeal Cancer (Staging)
    • Salivary Gland Swelling
    • Sinusitis (acute)
    • Sinusitis (Chronic, Suspected)
    • Tinnitus
    • Vertigo (Recent Onset)
  • Ear, Nose & Throat
    • Laryngeal Cancer (Staging)
  • Gastrointestinal
    • Colon Cancer (Staging)
    • Gastric cancer (staging)
    • Oesophageal cancer (staging)
    • Rectal Cancer (Staging)
  • Kidney and Urinary Tract
    • Bladder Cancer (staging)
    • Prostate cancer (suspected and staging)
    • Renal Cell Cancer (Staging)
  • Obstetric & Gynaecological
    • Cervical cancer (staging)
    • Ovarian Cancer (Staging)
  • Pancreas
    • Pancreatic Cancer (Staging)
  • Respiratory
    • Non-small cell lung cancer (staging)
  • Endocrine
    • Adrenal Lesion (Incidental)
    • Adrenal Mass (Incidental on CT)
    • Cushing's syndrome
    • Goitre (investigation)
    • Hyperaldosteronism (primary suspected)
    • Hyperparathyroidism (primary suspected)
    • Hyperthyroidism
    • Osteoporosis (suspected)
    • Phaeochromocytoma (suspected)
    • Thyroid nodule (incidental)
  • Musculoskeletal Non-Trauma
    • Bone Metastases (Suspected)
    • Bone pain
    • Foot ulcer (diabetic)
    • Hip Avascular Necrosis (Suspected)
    • Hip pain (non-traumatic)
    • Knee pain (non-traumatic)
    • Low Back Pain (Acute)
    • Multiple Myeloma (Suspected)
    • Neck pain (non-traumatic)
    • Orbital Foreign Body (Suspected)
    • Osteomyelitis (suspected acute)
    • Shoulder Pain (Chronic)
    • Soft tissue mass
    • Temporomandibular Joint Disorders (Suspected)
  • Neurological
    • Dementia
    • Headache (Adult, Recent Onset)
    • Headache (Thunderclap)
    • Meningitis (Acute, Suspected)
    • Multiple sclerosis
    • Orbital Pathology (Suspected)
    • Pituitary dysfunction or mass (suspected)
    • Psychosis (first episode)
    • Seizure (First Episode)
    • Spinal Cord Compression (Acute, Suspected)
    • Stroke (Suspected)
    • Transient ischaemic attack
  • Musculoskeletal Non-Trauma
    • Orbital Foreign Body (Suspected)
  • Ear, Nose & Throat
    • Vertigo (Recent Onset)
  • Obstetric & Gynaecological
    • Adnexal masses (incidental)
    • Amenorrhoea (secondary)
    • Bleeding (abnormal pre-menopausal)
    • Bleeding (Antepartum)
    • Bleeding (First Trimester)
    • Bleeding (Postmenopausal)
    • Cervical cancer (staging)
    • Ectopic pregnancy (suspected)
    • Endometriosis (suspected)
    • Fetal Wellbeing (Assessment, Third Trimester)
    • First trimester screening
    • Hydronephrosis (Antenatal and Paediatric)
    • Intrauterine Growth Restriction (Suspected)
    • Ovarian Cancer (Staging)
    • Pelvic inflammatory disease (suspected)
    • Tubo-ovarian torsion (suspected)
  • Respiratory
    • Pulmonary Embolism (Pregnancy, Suspected)
  • Trauma - Paediatric
    • Injury (Paediatric, Suspected Non-Accidental)
  • Paediatric
    • Abdominal Pain (Paediatric, Acute Non-Traumatic)
    • Elbow Injury (Paediatric)
    • Head Trauma (Paediatric)
    • Headache (Paediatric, Recurrent)
    • Headache (Paediatric, Unexplained)
    • Hip Developmental Dysplasia (Paediatric, Screening)
    • Hip Pain (Paediatric)
    • Hydronephrosis (Antenatal and Paediatric)
    • Injury (Paediatric, Suspected Non-Accidental)
    • Knee Pain (Paediatric)
    • Limp (Paediatric, Newly Developed)
    • MRI Indications (Paediatric)
    • Neck or Back Pain (Paediatric)
    • Paranasal Sinus (Paediatric, Suspected)
    • Pneumonia (Paediatric, Recurrent or Persistent)
    • Scoliosis (Adolescent, Suspected)
    • Seizure (Paediatric, Unexplained)
    • Sinusitis (acute)
    • Stridor (Paediatric, Persistent)
    • Urinary Tract Infection (Paediatric)
    • Vomiting (Paediatric, Recurrent)
    • Wrist Fracture (Paediatric, Suspected)
  • Obstetric & Gynaecological
    • Hydronephrosis (Antenatal and Paediatric)
  • Ear, Nose & Throat
    • Sinusitis (acute)
  • Respiratory
    • Bronchiectasis
    • Chest X-Ray (Pre-Operative Indications)
    • Dyspnoea (chronic)
    • Haemoptysis
    • Mediastinal mass (suspected)
    • Non-small cell lung cancer (staging)
    • Pulmonary embolism (Haemodynamically Stable)
    • Pulmonary embolism (haemodynamically unstable)
    • Pulmonary Embolism (Pregnancy, Suspected)
    • Pulmonary Nodules (Solid)
    • Pulmonary Nodules (Subsolid)
    • Raised Hemidiaphragm On Chest X-ray
    • Respiratory illness (acute)
    • Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (Chronic, Suspected)
  • Trauma - Visceral
    • Abdominal Blunt Trauma (Trauma - Visceral)
    • Blunt Chest Trauma (Trauma - Visceral)
    • Lower Urinary Tract Injury (Suspected) (Trauma - Visceral)
    • Thoracic Aorta Injury (Suspected) (Trauma - Visceral)
  • Trauma - Paediatric
    • Injury (Paediatric, Suspected Non-Accidental) (Paediatric)
  • Trauma - Musculoskeletal
    • Ankle Injury (Suspected) (Trauma - Musculoskeletal)
    • Cervical Spine Injury (Adult, Suspected) (Trauma - Musculoskeletal)
    • Facial Trauma (Trauma - Musculoskeletal)
    • Hip Fracture (Suspected) (Trauma - Musculoskeletal)
    • Knee pain (post-traumatic) (Trauma - Musculoskeletal)
    • Orbital Foreign Body (Suspected) (Musculoskeletal Non-Trauma)
    • Shoulder Pain (Traumatic) (Trauma - Musculoskeletal)
    • Soft Tissue Foreign Body (Suspected) (Trauma - Musculoskeletal)
    • Stress fracture (suspected) (Trauma - Musculoskeletal)
    • Thoraco-Lumbar Spine Injury (Suspected) (Trauma - Musculoskeletal)
    • Wrist fracture (suspected) (Trauma - Musculoskeletal)
  • Trauma - Head
    • Cerebrovascular Blunt Injury (Suspected) (Trauma - Head)
    • Head Injury (Adult) (Trauma - Head)
    • Head injury (paediatric) (Trauma - Head)
  • Respiratory
    • Blunt Chest Trauma (Trauma - Visceral)
  • Paediatric
    • Injury (Paediatric, Suspected Non-Accidental) (Paediatric)
  • Neurological
    • Orbital Foreign Body (Suspected) (Musculoskeletal Non-Trauma)
  • Musculoskeletal Non-Trauma
    • Orbital Foreign Body (Suspected) (Musculoskeletal Non-Trauma)
  • Kidney and Urinary Tract
    • Lower Urinary Tract Injury (Suspected) (Trauma - Visceral)
  • Acute Abdomen
    • Acute Abdomen (Non-Traumatic, Overview)
    • Iliac Fossa Pain (Acute Left)
    • Iliac Fossa Pain (Acute Right)
    • Scrotal Pain (Acute, Non-Traumatic)
  • Gastrointestinal
    • Abdominal plain x-ray (indications)
    • Bowel Obstruction (Suspected)
    • Intra-Abdominal Abscess (Suspected)
  • Kidney and Urinary Tract
    • Loin Pain (Acute Pyelonephritis, Suspected)
    • Loin pain (renal colic)
  • Obstetric & Gynaecological
    • Ectopic pregnancy (suspected)
    • Tubo-ovarian torsion (suspected)
  • Pancreas
    • Pancreatitis (Acute)
  • Breast
    • Breast cancer (staging)
    • Breast Cancer Screening (Above Average Risk Women)
    • Breast Cancer Screening (Average Risk Women)
    • Breast Symptom (New)
    • Nipple discharge
 

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