Costs, referrals, insurance and waiting times, and how private scanning compares with the NHS.
For most back pain, NICE advises against routine imaging - and a scan can be actively unhelpful. When a scan does help, and which of the three answers your question.
Full bodyThe Royal College of Radiologists does not recommend body scanning without symptoms or a doctor referral. What these scans find, what they miss, and the overdiagnosis problem.
GuideA plain checklist of what to eat, drink, wear and bring for each type of scan, and the one rule that overrides all of it.
GuideBooking the wrong scan is an expensive way to learn nothing. Here is when a GP conversation first is worth the delay.
GuideAge limits, referral rules and consent all work differently for children - and sedation is usually a hospital job, not a high-street one.
GuideThe deciding number is usually your excess, not your premium - here's how to work out whether to claim for a scan or just pay for it.