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An OPG aims to view the jaw, while blurring out the other structures of the face and skull. This is done using a technique called "tomography". As the x-ray tube moves around your head, the x-ray film moves in the opposite direction behind your head. This generates an image where the jaw is in focus, and the skull is blurred.
You will be asked to stand with your face resting on a small shelf to provide accurate positioning. For an OPG, you will be asked to bite gently on a sterile mouth piece to steady your head. The radiographer will guide you through it all. The examination is painless.
- Armadale Hospital
- Beldon
- Bentley Hospital
- Bethesda Hospital
- Booragoon
- Innaloo
- Joondalup Radiology
- Joondalup Health Campus
- Midland
- Mount Medical Centre
- Nollamara
- Parmelia
- Rockingham
- South Perth Comm. Hospital
- Subiaco
