Our ultrasound department at Southampton General Hospital and Royal South Hants performs a wide variety of ultrasound examinations.

General Ultrasound at Southampton General

Find us in the radiology department on C level, Centre Block - come in through the main entrance of the hospital, walk to the end of the row of shops, turn left, and radiology is along the corridor on the left.
Our opening hours are 8am to 5pm.
Call us on 023 8120 6079.

Vascular ultrasound - vascular outpatient clinic

Find us on D level, East Wing - come in through the main entrance of the hospital, walk to the end of the row of shops, turn left and continue until you reach the East Wing lifts and take a lift to D level. Turn right out of the lifts and continue along the corridor following signs for 'Cardiovascular and thoracic outpatients'.
Our opening hours are 8.30am to 4.30pm.
Call us on 023 8120 6079

DVT ultrasound clinic

Find us on C level, North Wing - come in through the main entrance of the hospital, walk to the end of the row of shops, turn left until you reach the lift area and take a left turn towards North Wing.
Continue down the corridor and follow the signs to 'Same day emergency care'.
Our opening hours are 8.30am to 4.30pm.
Call us on 023 8120 5834

Ultrasound at Royal South Hants

Our ultrasound department at the Royal South Hants (RSH) deals with many types of examinations, seeing inpatients and outpatients as well as those referred by a GP.

Find us within the radiology department, on level B
Our opening hours are 8.30am to 5pm
Call us on 023 8054 0160 (radiology reception at RSH) for queries or problems on the day of your appointment.

Types of ultrasound examinations

General abdominal ultrasound

Ultrasound can be used to look at the soft tissue organs within the abdomen such as the liver, gallbladder, spleen, kidneys, and pancreas as well as the large blood vessel such as the aorta. For this examination you will be asked to be nil by mouth for 6 hours beforehand, and only drink clear fluid.

Renal scans

The kidneys and bladder can be seen well with ultrasound and for this type of examination you will be asked to attend with a full bladder.

Superficial and small parts ultrasound

This includes all the structures in the body that are easily accessible, such as the organs within the neck, muscles, and tendons of the limbs.

Endocavity scans

Ultrasound can be used to look at the prostate and anal sphincter. A small probe is inserted into the anus and lower rectum - this is usually no more than slightly uncomfortable. Placing the probe close to the area of interest increases the image quality and the detail that the organs can be examined in.

Biopsies under ultrasound guidance

Ultrasound can be used to guide a biopsy - taking a small tissue sample from within the body.

You will usually receive special instructions if you're having this procedure, as sometimes you need to stay in the department afterwards - the length of time depends on the procedure.

Breast ultrasound

Breast ultrasound is usually performed as a first line investigation for breast problems in patients under the age of 35. After 35, ultrasound is used to complement x-ray mammography.

Vascular ultrasound

Vascular ultrasound scans allow us to evaluate blood flow through arteries and veins and to detect related pathologies such as narrowed areas, blockages, dilated areas (aneurysms) and abnormal connections.

Meet the team

We have a team of sonographers, healthcare vascular scientists, radiologists, radiography department assistants, nurses and administrative staff who work across general ultrasound and vascular ultrasound.

Southampton General Hospital and Royal South Hants ultrasound