For referrers
See the whole skeletal picture. Refer with greater confidence.
ScanAlign provides advanced standing EOS imaging for adults and children at 19 Harley Street, London.
EOS captures the spine, pelvis and lower limbs while the patient is standing naturally under weight-bearing conditions.
This allows skeletal alignment to be assessed as one connected system, rather than looking only at the area where the patient is experiencing symptoms.
See the level of imaging, measurement and reporting available before referring your first patient.
Tell us about your profession, the patients you treat and the type of EOS report you would like to review.
Your request will be sent directly to our Referrals Team, who will provide a relevant, fully anonymised sample report.
Sample report requests are responded to immediately during our opening hours.
Speak directly with our team about:
Our Referrals Team is available from 9am to 6pm.
You may still be able to refer without holding a separate IR(ME)R referral certificate
Eligible HCPC and other registered healthcare professionals may be able to refer adults and children through ScanAlign’s supported referral pathway, provided the required conditions are met.
This pathway has been developed to make EOS imaging accessible to appropriate healthcare professionals while ensuring referrals contain the clinical information required for the exposure to be properly reviewed and justified.
Every radiation exposure must be clinically justified before imaging takes place.
Clinician support
Understand the findings in greater detail
As you begin referring patients for EOS imaging, ScanAlign can arrange a multidisciplinary team meeting with our Senior Radiologist.
This can help you become more confident when reviewing EOS findings and discussing the results with your patients.
Choose the imaging most appropriate for your patient. ScanAlign provides several EOS imaging options depending on the clinical question and the areas that need to be assessed.
The comprehensive scan assesses the spine, pelvis and lower limbs together while the patient is standing naturally. It includes four detailed assessments and a Consultant Radiologist Report.
Examines the patient’s overall standing posture and skeletal balance.
Provides detailed information about the shape, alignment and balance of the spine.
Examines the position and orientation of the pelvis and how it relates to the spine and lower limbs.
Assesses alignment from the hips through the knees to the ankles.
Standing front and side imaging of the entire spine. This may support the assessment of:
Standing, weight-bearing imaging from the hips through the knees to the ankles. This may support the assessment of:
ScanAlign provides a dedicated EOS pathway for clinically appropriate children and adolescents. EOS may be considered for:
The low-dose nature of EOS may be particularly valuable where clinically appropriate repeat skeletal imaging is required during growth.
Speak to us about a paediatric referral →The area of pain is not always where the underlying alignment problem begins
A patient may present with knee pain while compensating for pelvic imbalance.
Hip symptoms may be influenced by a limb-length difference or lower-limb alignment.
Persistent back pain may involve the relationship between the spine, pelvis and legs.
EOS allows these areas to be viewed together while the patient is standing naturally.
The patient is assessed in the position in which they stand, walk and experience normal daily loading.
The spine, pelvis and lower limbs can be examined as one connected skeletal system.
EOS assessments provide detailed measurements that can support clinical understanding, treatment planning and monitoring.
EOS can provide clinically guided 3D assessments of the spine, pelvis and lower limbs.
EOS uses low-dose imaging technology, which may be particularly valuable where clinically appropriate repeat skeletal monitoring is required.
Visual images and measurements can help clinicians explain skeletal alignment and asymmetry more clearly to patients.
EOS findings can help healthcare professionals better understand structural alignment when planning rehabilitation, treatment, orthotics or onward care.
ScanAlign works with healthcare professionals across a range of disciplines, including:
Healthcare professionals use EOS to:
Healthcare professionals across several disciplines have found EOS valuable because it provides a connected view of the patient’s skeletal alignment while standing.
EOS can reveal relationships between different areas of the skeleton that may not be clear from physical examination or isolated imaging alone.
EOS may be appropriate where the clinical question relates to:
EOS may support the assessment of:
EOS may support the assessment of:
Common paediatric referral reasons may include:
EOS is designed to assess skeletal alignment.
MRI, CT, ultrasound or another investigation may still be required depending on the patient’s symptoms and clinical presentation.
EOS should be used where the main clinical question relates to skeletal structure, posture or alignment.
The exact outputs provided depend on the type of EOS scan requested.
The outputs provided depend on the area scanned and the clinical reason for the referral. These may include:
Images and reports are delivered securely through IEP or through Medicai, our secure online PACS.
Referrers receive their own secure portal login, giving them access to the relevant imaging and reports. Patients receive direct access to their images.
Secure image exchange between providers.
ScanAlign’s secure online PACS pathway.
Your own login for referred patients.
Patients can access their own images.
EOS images are available immediately after the scan.
Images in DICOM format. Assessments and Consultant Radiologist Reports as PDF documents.
Complete the short professional registration form. You will be asked to provide information about your profession, registration and clinical practice.
Provide the patient’s relevant history, symptoms, previous imaging and the clinical question you would like EOS to address.
The referral will be reviewed to ensure sufficient clinical information has been provided. The exposure must then be independently justified by an appropriately entitled IR(ME)R practitioner.
Once the referral has been accepted, the patient can arrange their EOS appointment at 19 Harley Street.
The EOS scan is completed and the images are available immediately. The relevant assessments and Consultant Radiologist Report are then prepared and delivered securely through IEP or Medicai.
As you begin using EOS, an MDT meeting can be arranged with our Senior Radiologist to explain the findings in greater detail.
Sample reports
Request a fully anonymised example of:
Our Referrals Team is available from 9am to 6pm and responds to sample report requests immediately during opening hours.
Your details
Your clinical work
Your details are used only to respond to this request.
Referral FAQs
Information for healthcare professionals on who may refer, what to include, what EOS can assess and how results are delivered.
Still unsure whether EOS is right for your patient? Call the Referrals Team on 020 7935 0001.
Give your patients access to advanced standing skeletal imaging that assesses the spine, pelvis and lower limbs as one connected system.
See the reporting before referring your first patient, speak to our Referrals Team or register today.
Our Referrals Team is available from 9am to 6pm.
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