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The DIP pathways are a step-by-step guides to help clinicians choose the most appropriate imaging for each clinical scenario 

“Trusted by clinicians worldwide since 2007, Diagnostic Imaging Pathways provides clear, evidence-based imaging guidelines. Our pathways support better decision-making and help improve healthcare outcomes—especially in emerging nations. 

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Information For Consumers

  • General Information About Diagnostic Imaging
    • Colorectal (Bowel) Cancer Screening
    • Colorectal (Bowel) Cancer Screening (Australia)
    • Consent to Procedure or Treatment
    • Radiation Risks of X-rays and Scans
  • Imaging Pathways
    • Ankle Injury (Suspected)
    • Bowel Cancer (Staging)
    • Deep Venous Thrombosis ( Leg, Suspected)
    • Deep Venous Thrombosis (Arm, Suspected)
    • Headache (Constant or Repeated)
    • Hip Fracture (Suspected)
    • Hypertension
    • Low Back Pain (Acute)
    • Lung Cancer (Staging)
    • Neck Pain (Non-Traumatic)
    • Renal Colic
    • Respiratory Illness (Acute)
    • Scaphoid Fracture (Suspected)
    • Shoulder (Pain or Instability)
    • Sinusitis (Acute)
    • Sinusitis (Chronic)
    • Stress Fracture (Suspected)
  • Imaging Procedures
    • Angiography (Angiogram)
    • Arthrogram
    • Bone Scan
    • Computed Tomography (CT)
    • Computed Tomography (CT) Angiography
    • Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) Filters
    • Intravenous Pyelogram (IVP)
    • Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA)
    • Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
    • Myelogram
    • Orthopantomogram (OPG)
    • Percutaneous Transthoracic Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA) or Biopsy
    • Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
    • Renal Artery Angioplasty and Stent
    • Renal Scan
    • Ultrasound
    • Ultrasound (Doppler)
    • Ultrasound (Endoscopic Rectal)
    • Venography (Venogram)
    • X-ray (Chest)
    • X-ray (Plain Radiograph)

Governance

  • History
    • 1990s to 2012
    • 2012 to 2016
    • 2016 to 11 April 2022
    • From 12 April 2022
    • Introduction
    • List of acronyms used on this site
  • Organisation
    • 2003 - 2012
    • 2013 - 2016
    • 2017 - 11 April 2022
    • Post 12 April 2022
  • Personnel
    • Clinical Advisors
    • Contractors
    • Contributors
    • Editor
    • Editorial Panel - Post 2022
    • Editorial Panel - Pre 2022
    • Executive Sponsor
    • Information Technologist
    • Manager
    • Other Personnel
    • Project Officers
    • Quality Coordinator
    • Research Registrar
    • Responsibilites
    • Steering Committee
    • Steering Committee
  • Responsibilities, Achievements
    • Accreditation and Endorsement
    • Clinical Advisors
    • Editor
    • Editorial Panel
    • Executive Sponsor
    • Information Technologist
    • Manager
    • Other Personnel
    • Pathway Creation, Review and Revision
    • Quality Coordinator
    • Research Registrar
    • Steering Committee

About Imaging

  • About Imaging
    • Bleeding Risk and Assessment
    • General Principles in Requesting and Providing Imaging Investigations
    • Imaging During Pregnancy and Lactation
    • Ionising Radiation in Diagnostic Imaging
    • Ionising Radiation in Paediatric Imaging
  • Common Procedures
    • Computed Tomography
    • Gastrointestinal Contrast Examinations
    • High Resolution Computed Tomography
    • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
    • Nuclear Medicine
    • Positron Emission Tomography
    • Ultrasound
  • Contrast Agents
    • Gadolinium Contrast for MRI scans
    • Iodinated Contrast for CT scans
    • Ultrasound Contrast Media

Production

  • Editorial Independence
    • Disclosure of Conflict of Interest
    • Funding Policy & Sources
    • Management of Conflict of Interest
  • Processes for Creating and Managing Content
    • Creation of a New Pathway
    • Creation of New Information for Consumers
    • Review and Revision of a Pathway
    • Review and Revision of Information for Consumers
  • Production
    • Initial Engagement with Consumers
    • Principles for Creating and Managing Content