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Directory of Specialist Imaging, Diagnostic & Interventional Services

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Clinical Excellence, Personal Care


The department of radiology provides a complete range of diagnostic exams and image guided interventional procedures.

You will be aware of all the common diagnostic tests, but you may not be aware of the extended listing of specialist scans that we also perform.

How to Book a Specialist Scan

Patients require appointments for all radiology services with the exception of general x-rays which is a walk in service

Referral forms are available

• On the website www.blackrock-clinic.com

• On the patient floors (in the hospital)

To arrange a test or specialist scan telephone: 1800 300 200

Any applicable preparation patient guidelines will be given at the time of booking.

Helpful patient information leaflets are available on most scans on the website www.blackrock-clinic.com

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Specialist Radiology at Blackrock Clinic


Specialist Diagnostic / Interventional procedures we provide include;

Here is a helpful list for your reference.

MRI Cardiac MR / Perfusion CMR

MR Cholangiogram

MR Arthrogram

Musculoskeletal Imaging

Neuro-imaging

MRI ENT – (Head & Neck)

MRI Prostate (Tumour Detection / Staging)

MRI Rectal (Tumour Staging / Fistula)

MRI Abdomen (Pancreas, Kidneys, Liver etc)

MRI Enterography

MRA Carotids

MRA Abdo/Thorax

CT Colonography

Cardiac CT / Calcium Score

CT Angiography

MSK CT

CT Guided Biopsy

CT Guided Drainage

CT Nerve Root Block / Facet Joint Injection

CT Urography

CT Pulmonary Angiography

CT Myleogram

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Interventional Facet Joint Injections / Nerve Root Block

All types of Image Guided biopsies

All types of Image Guided drainage

Fibroid embolization

Percutaneous nephrostomy

Insertion of IVC filter

Insertion of PICC line /Portacath / Linograms

Cerebral Angiograms

Percutaneous Gastrostomy

Insertion of Anterograde JJ Stent

Biliary Drainage Stenting

Ultrasound US Gynea – TV

US Soft Tissue

US Thyroid / Small Parts

US Flouro Guided Joint Injection

US Guided Biopsies

US Guided Drainage

US Guided Aspiration

The above is not a comprehensive list, for other procedures not listed please enquire at 1800 300 200

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Areas of Expertise For direct referral purposes this chart indicates the consultant radiologists areas of expertise.

Type of Procedure Christine JenningsDavid

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Peter Ellis

John Thornton

Charles Williams

John Sheehan

Ronan Browne

William Torreggiani

CT Abdomen (Acute) YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

CT Brain YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

CT Oncology YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

CT Thorax YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

CT Cardiac YES NO NO NO NO YES YES NO NO

CT Angio YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

CT MSK YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

CT/US Guided Biopsy NO YES YES YES NO NO YES YES YES

CT/US Guided Drainage NO YES YES YES NO NO YES YES YES

CT Nerve Root Block NO YES NO YES YES NO YES YES (Not C-Spine) NO

CT Colonography NO NO NO NO NO YES YES NO NO

US Joints NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

US Hips NO NO NO YES NO NO NO NO NO

US Gynea - TV YES YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

US Soft Tissue YES YES YES YES NO YES YES YES YES

US Thyroid / Small Parts YES YES YES YES NO YES YES YES YES

US Guided Drainage NO YES YES YES NO YES YES YES YES

US Guided Biopsy NO YES YES YES NO YES YES YES YES

US/Flouro Guided Joint Injection NO YES YES YES NO NO YES YES (Not small joints) YES

US Abdo / Pelvic YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

MRI Brain YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

MRI Spine YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

MRCP YES YES YES YES NO YES YES YES YES

MRI Liver Non-primovist YES YES NO YES NO YES YES YES YES

MRI Liver Primovist NO YES NO YES NO YES YES YES YES

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Areas of Expertise For direct referral purposes this chart indicates the consultant radiologists areas of expertise.



Peter Ellis

John Thornton

Charles Williams

John Sheehan

Ronan Browne

William Torreggiani

CT Abdomen (Acute) YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

CT Brain YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

CT Oncology YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

CT Thorax YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

CT Cardiac YES NO NO NO NO YES YES NO NO

CT Angio YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

CT MSK YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

CT/US Guided Biopsy NO YES YES YES NO NO YES YES YES

CT/US Guided Drainage NO YES YES YES NO NO YES YES YES

CT Nerve Root Block NO YES NO YES YES NO YES YES (Not C-Spine) NO

CT Colonography NO NO NO NO NO YES YES NO NO

US Joints NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

US Hips NO NO NO YES NO NO NO NO NO

US Gynea - TV YES YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

US Soft Tissue YES YES YES YES NO YES YES YES YES

US Thyroid / Small Parts YES YES YES YES NO YES YES YES YES

US Guided Drainage NO YES YES YES NO YES YES YES YES

US Guided Biopsy NO YES YES YES NO YES YES YES YES

US/Flouro Guided Joint Injection NO YES YES YES NO NO YES YES (Not small joints) YES

US Abdo / Pelvic YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

MRI Brain YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

MRI Spine YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

MRCP YES YES YES YES NO YES YES YES YES

MRI Liver Non-primovist YES YES NO YES NO YES YES YES YES

MRI Liver Primovist NO YES NO YES NO YES YES YES YES

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Peter Ellis

John Thornton

Charles Williams

John Sheehan

Ronan Browne

William Torreggiani

MRI Gynea YES YES NO NO NO YES YES YES YES

MRI Joints YES NO NO KNEE ONLY NO YES YES YES YES

MRI Arthrography NO NO NO NO NO NO YES NO NO

MRI ENT (Head / Neck) YES YES YES NO YES YES YES YES YES

MRI Shoulder YES YES NO NO NO YES YES YES YES

MRI Prostate (Tumour Detection / Staging) NO YES YES NO YES YES YES YES YES

MRI Rectal (Tumour Staging) NO YES YES NO YES YES YES YES YES

MRI Abdomen (Pancreas , Kidneys etc.) YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

MRI Enterography NO YES YES NO NO NO YES YES YES

MRA Carotids YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

MRA Abdo YES YES YES YES NO YES YES YES YES

Barium Swallows YES YES YES YES NO YES YES YES NO

Cerebral Angiogram NO NO NO NO YES NO NO NO NO

Lumbar Puncture NO YES YES YES YES NO YES YES YES

Percutaneous Gastrostomy NO YES NO YES NO NO NO YES YES

Percutaneous Nephrostomy NO YES YES YES NO NO NO YES YES

Picc Line Insertion NO YES YES YES NO NO YES YES YES

Portacath Insertion NO YES NO YES NO NO NO YES YES

Insertion of Anterograde JJ Stent NO YES NO YES NO NO NO YES YES

Insertion / Removal IVC Filter NO YES NO YES NO NO NO YES YES

Prostate Biopsy NO YES YES NO NO NO YES NO NO

Renal Biopsy NO YES YES YES NO NO NO YES YES

Lung Biopsy NO YES YES YES NO NO NO YES YES

Vertebroplasty NO YES NO NO NO NO NO YES YES

Uterine Fibroid Embolisation NO YES NO YES NO NO NO YES YES

Biliary Drainage / Stenting NO YES NO YES NO NO NO YES YES

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Peter Ellis

John Thornton

Charles Williams

John Sheehan

Ronan Browne

William Torreggiani

MRI Gynea YES YES NO NO NO YES YES YES YES

MRI Joints YES NO NO KNEE ONLY NO YES YES YES YES

MRI Arthrography NO NO NO NO NO NO YES NO NO

MRI ENT (Head / Neck) YES YES YES NO YES YES YES YES YES

MRI Shoulder YES YES NO NO NO YES YES YES YES

MRI Prostate (Tumour Detection / Staging) NO YES YES NO YES YES YES YES YES

MRI Rectal (Tumour Staging) NO YES YES NO YES YES YES YES YES

MRI Abdomen (Pancreas , Kidneys etc.) YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

MRI Enterography NO YES YES NO NO NO YES YES YES

MRA Carotids YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

MRA Abdo YES YES YES YES NO YES YES YES YES

Barium Swallows YES YES YES YES NO YES YES YES NO

Cerebral Angiogram NO NO NO NO YES NO NO NO NO

Lumbar Puncture NO YES YES YES YES NO YES YES YES

Percutaneous Gastrostomy NO YES NO YES NO NO NO YES YES

Percutaneous Nephrostomy NO YES YES YES NO NO NO YES YES

Picc Line Insertion NO YES YES YES NO NO YES YES YES

Portacath Insertion NO YES NO YES NO NO NO YES YES

Insertion of Anterograde JJ Stent NO YES NO YES NO NO NO YES YES

Insertion / Removal IVC Filter NO YES NO YES NO NO NO YES YES

Prostate Biopsy NO YES YES NO NO NO YES NO NO

Renal Biopsy NO YES YES YES NO NO NO YES YES

Lung Biopsy NO YES YES YES NO NO NO YES YES

Vertebroplasty NO YES NO NO NO NO NO YES YES

Uterine Fibroid Embolisation NO YES NO YES NO NO NO YES YES

Biliary Drainage / Stenting NO YES NO YES NO NO NO YES YES

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Our Radiology Team

Dr Peter EllisQualified Queens University Belfast 1989, recently joined the Blackrock Clinic after 18 years as consultant radiologist at the Royal Victoria Hospital, following periods of training in Ireland and at the University of California.

Interests include all aspects of cross sectional imaging - CT, MRI and ultrasound - and also most areas of interventional radiology from minor biopsy /drainage procedures to complex embolisations. Particular interest in endocrine, hepatobiliary and vascular imaging.

Dr Ronan Browne Ronan is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin in 1995. After completing an MSc in Diagnostic Imaging at Oxford University, he completed his specialist registrar training in Radiology between Tallaght Hospital and St James’ Hospital, Dublin. He then undertook two fellowships in Vancouver specialising in gastroabdominal and genitourinary imaging and intervention, and vascular intervention. He was appointed as consultant in Tallaght Hospital in 2004.

He is currently clinical senior lecturer in TCD and holds European Board Certification in Interventional Radiology. Specialist interests include all aspects of interventional radiology, gynaecological imaging, pancreaticobiliary imaging and urological imaging.

Dr Gavin Briggs Dr Briggs trained in Northern Ireland and London and spent 8 years as a consultant radiologist in the Southern Trust, Northern Ireland where he was lead for neuro, head and neck, and breast imaging. Management roles included Director of Breast screening and regional QA lead radiologist for the Northern Ireland Breast Screening Programme.

His practice incorporates all aspects of general and emergency radiology, including non-vascular interventional procedures such as image guided biopsy and drainage. Areas of specialist interest are head and neck radiology, neuro-imaging, breast radiology and quality assurance.

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Dr John Sheehan Qualified in medicine in 1998. Qualified as a Radiologist in 2005. Cardiovascular and MRI (Body, Neuroradiology and MSK) Fellowships in Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago 2006-2009. Chief of Cardiovascular Imaging, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Chicago 2009 -2010.

Interests include intervention, all CT and MRI with special interests in cardiovascular, hepatobiliary, MSK and CT Colonography.

Dr David O’ DonnellDr David O’ Donnell M.D., F.F.R(R.C.S.I) qualified in medicine in 1999. Awarded Membership of Surgery in 2002 and Fellowship in Radiology in 2007. Doctorate in Medicine (M.D.) thesis awarded in 2009. Fellowships in vascular and non-vascular interventional Radiology, St Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland and Guys and St Thomas Hospital, London, UK.

Fellowship in thoracic imaging, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.

Interests include interventional radiology and cross sectional imaging with special interest in thoracic imaging.

Dr Christine JenningsChristine Jennings MB, B Ch, BAO, FRCR, qualified MB, B Ch, BAO Queens University Belfast in 1977. Trained in Radiology at Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast and St. Vincents Hospital Dublin. Previously Senior Lecturer in Radiology, Sheffield University, Consultant Radiologist, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, Jessop Hospital for Women, Sheffield, Western Park Hospital, Sheffield.

Consultant Radiologist at Blackrock Clinic since 1987, currently Clinical Director of Radiology.

General radiology practice with an interest in cross-sectional imaging.

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Dr Charles WilliamsDr Charles Williams FFR RCSI, FRCR qualified from Trinity College Dublin in 1978 and completed his Radiology training in Leeds City College.

Previously lecturer at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Senior Lecturer/Consultant at Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

General radiological practice with interest in MSK and General Colonography.

Prof William TorreggianiProfessor of Radiology in Tallaght Hospital and Trinity College. Sub specialities of musculoskeletal imaging, abdominal imaging and intervention.

Trained in Dublin and Vancouver.

Qualified in medicine in 1990.

Qualified as a Radiologist in 1999.

Dr John ThorntonConsultant Neuroradiologist, Beaumont Hospital MB, BCh, BAO, FRCSI, FRCR, FFR RCSI.

UCD graduate 1984. Completed fellowship in surgery in 1996. Completed fellowship in Radiology in 1996. Fellowship in Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology Beaumont Hospital 1998. University of Illinois Chicago 1998-2000. Commenced Consultant appointment Beaumont Hospital 2000.

Special Interests: Diagnostic neuroradiology including head and neck imaging. Stroke imaging and intervention. Vascular and spinal neuro intervention.

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Dr John ThorntonConsultant Neuroradiologist, Beaumont Hospital MB, BCh, BAO, FRCSI, FRCR, FFR RCSI.

UCD graduate 1984. Completed fellowship in surgery in 1996. Completed fellowship in Radiology in 1996. Fellowship in Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology Beaumont Hospital 1998. University of Illinois Chicago 1998-2000. Commenced Consultant appointment Beaumont Hospital 2000.

Special Interests: Diagnostic neuroradiology including head and neck imaging. Stroke imaging and intervention. Vascular and spinal neuro intervention.

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