Medical imaging in greater Darwin, NT

There are five accredited imaging practices across 47 suburbs in greater Darwin.

The accredited coverage here is x-ray at 5 sites, ultrasound at 5 sites, CT at 5 sites, MRI at 3 sites, nuclear medicine at 2 sites and PET at 1 site.

The scarcest scans here are nuclear medicine and PET — if your referral is for one of those, check the suburb page before you drive, because the nearest machine may be in a different suburb from the rest of your care.

Three practices in greater Darwin appear on the Government's Medicare-eligible MRI list, so a Medicare rebate is possible for an MRI there. Any other MRI unit in the region is accredited but not on that list.

The best-served suburb here is Palmerston, with two practices. I-MED Radiology Palmerston Health Precinct is accredited for x-ray, ultrasound and CT; Palmerston Regional Hospital medical imaging covers x-ray, ultrasound and CT; Territory X-Ray Stuart Park runs x-ray, ultrasound, CT, MRI and nuclear medicine.

You will find them in Palmerston, Stuart Park and Tiwi.

A PET scan is the scarcest scan in Australia — the scanners sit almost entirely in capital cities and a handful of large regional hospitals.

Start with your own suburb below — the distance that matters is the one from where you live.