I contacted one of the imaging clinics to fnd out about equipment avaiability and costs - here's what their response, but did not disclose any info on Saggital STIR...:-
We have a 1.5 Tesla machine. Regarding slices, we do as many as are required to cover the area.
The scan would take around 60 minutes to complete and the cost of the scan would be £1,709 including the thoracic spine and £1,459 without the thoracic spine being scanned.
We can give the patient a CD to take away with them, we would then need two radiologists to report the different areas of the scan.
We will require a referral form before we can scan the patient.
I hope this information helps.
Kind Regards,
Hannah Bailey
Administrator
Queen Square Imaging Centre
8-11 Queen Square, London, WC1N 3AR
T : 0207 833 2513
F : 0207 837 8074
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Really *expensive. Heck, I got more than that done for the same price in Bath! And they were Saggital STIR...
As for Sjogren's - yes. Right horrible to deal with, as eyes, nose, mouth, ears, lungs are affected. Keeping a bowl of water in C/H rooms helps a tad and bathing eyes in warm water also helps - and of course sipping warm water. All so tedious. But press onwards -
Take care Bosun (will ask that there clinic IF Saggit STIR imaging...
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