X-rays:

Ultrasound:

Ultrasound waves are sound waves that the human ear cannot hear. Ultrasound scans are completely safe and are used particularly to look at the abdomen and heart.

Bone scan:

If your child has a cancer which has spread to bone, a bone scan will show how much of the bone is affected. Small doses of a radioactive substance can be injected into a vein to show up abnormal areas in the bones.

CT (Computerised Tomography) Scan:

A CT (computerised tomography) scanner is a special kind of X-ray machine. It is used for taking pictures of soft body tissue.

Pictures of the part of the body to be scanned are taken from different angles by a camera in a rotating drum instead of sending out a single X-ray through the body as with ordinary X-rays

MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging):

MRI scanning builds up a series of cross section pictures of the body. The process is harmless and painless. But the machine is noisy and, looks frightening as your child has to lie in a tunnel.

He / She may be given a sedative or general anaesthetic to make sure that he lies still during the scan.