Frequently Asked
Questions

A radiology second opinion is a subspecialty re-review of your existing MRI, CT, or ultrasound by a senior consultant radiologist with focused musculoskeletal (MSK) fellowship training. The result is a written report giving an independent diagnostic interpretation alongside the original read.

Anyone whose primary report is uncertain or equivocal, whose imaging findings do not fit the clinical picture, or who is about to commit to surgery or significant treatment based on imaging. Athletes, patients with persistent or unexplained pain, and complex post-operative cases all commonly benefit.

No. Both referring clinicians and patients can enquire directly. Clinician-referred cases benefit from richer clinical context and history. Patient-direct enquiries are welcome, but the scope of the opinion is more limited because imaging alone tells only part of the story.

No. Second opinions are delivered as a written subspecialty report — there is no in-person consultation as part of the second-opinion flow. The process is: email enquiry, suitability review, scan submission, written report.

A digital link (PACS share or secure cloud upload) is preferred. Physical media (disc or USB) can be delivered to the Radiologic Clinic, Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital, Singapore. A short clinical questionnaire is completed alongside scan submission.

A detailed subspecialty interpretation — not a restatement of findings, but a considered diagnostic read with impression, clinical correlation, and recommended next steps where appropriate. If a referral to a clinical specialist is warranted, that will be noted.

MSK imaging across spine (cervical, thoracic, lumbar), shoulder, hip, knee, ankle and foot, wrist and hand, elbow, plus soft-tissue lesions and sports or overuse injuries. The full list is on the Clinical Services page.

Joint and soft-tissue injections, epidural steroid injections (interlaminar and transforaminal), facet and medial branch blocks, selective nerve root blocks, sacroiliac joint injections, vertebral augmentation, radiofrequency ablation for osteoid osteoma, and image-guided MSK biopsy. All interventions are referral-based.

Overseas scans are fine, provided the diagnostic-quality DICOM data can be shared digitally or sent physically. Submit the full study (not just key images) so the entire dataset can be reviewed.

Turnaround depends on case complexity and current workload. You will be given an estimate at the suitability-review stage, before scans are submitted.

Fees are quoted case-by-case after suitability review, depending on imaging volume and complexity. There is no charge for the initial suitability enquiry.

Radiologic Clinic, Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital, Singapore. All physical scan submissions and any in-person interventional procedures take place there.