Government of Jersey

MRI scanners (FOI)

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Authored by Government of Jersey and published on 16 September 2020.
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Request

Please could you tell me what type of MRI scans are available in Jersey. Specifically the following:

A
What type of MRI scanner do we have?

B
Is it Multiparametric (mpMRI)?

C
Is it 1.5 or 3 Tesla?

D
Are PMSA PET scans available for Pca?

E
If the most appropriate scan for a patient is not available locally are patients offered a scan in the UK?

Response

A
Ingenia and D-Steam Ingenia.

B
Diffusion and dynamic contrast exams can be done.

C
Both are 1.5 Tesla.

D
Not in Jersey.

E
This is usually organised through the referring clinician and would need assessing on an individual basis with the patients clinical team.