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How Imaging Finder builds and checks its directory

By Dr Mark Bekhit, Radiologist · Last reviewed 6 October 2026

Imaging Finder is a public directory designed to help patients and referrers identify plausible diagnostic-imaging clinics to contact. It combines branch-level clinic information from public clinic pages, official registers and structured verification work. This page explains how the directory is assembled and how the same research database supports independent research on access to imaging.

Important: a directory listing is a starting point, not confirmation that a clinic can perform a particular examination for a particular patient. Availability, referral requirements, Medicare eligibility, fees, preparation and appointment timing must be confirmed directly with the clinic.

Directory scope

The research snapshot taken on 12 July 2026 contained 1,184 published Australian clinic listings. Each record represents a clinic or hospital imaging department rather than a scanner. Clinic names, addresses, phone numbers, websites, clinic groups and listed services can change, so the live directory is continuously maintained and may differ from the frozen research snapshot. The live directory lists 1,231 clinics, and their scans were last checked on 20 October 2026.

Imaging Finder includes private radiology practices, public and private hospital departments, specialist imaging services and independent clinics where enough public evidence is available to identify a location. Inclusion is not an endorsement, ranking or claim about clinical quality. The directory does not accept payment for higher placement.

How clinic and service information is checked

  1. Identify a clinic. Candidate locations are found from clinic location directories, health-service pages, official government registers and structured public business information.
  2. Resolve the branch. Names, addresses and clinic groups are normalised so that one clinic is not represented several times under minor spelling or brand variations.
  3. Collect branch-level evidence. Services are added conservatively from the clinic or operator’s own location and service pages, official MRI and PET registers, or another clearly attributable public source.
  4. Record provenance. Source links and evidence notes are retained in the research pipeline so a service claim can be reviewed when a source changes.
  5. Publish cautiously. Ambiguous claims are omitted or held for review. Brand-wide statements are not automatically treated as proof that every branch offers the service.
  6. Recheck and correct. Automated audits look for duplicate records, incomplete locations and stale evidence. Clinic corrections are reviewed against current public information before the directory is updated.

Service claims are audited against each clinic’s own location-specific information. Brand-wide statements are not treated as proof that a particular branch offers a service, and a listing is still not proof that a clinic currently offers it.

Research on access to imaging

Imaging Finder’s research database is being used for an independent national study of geographic access to Medicare-eligible MRI and PET in Australia. The study is undergoing peer review. Results will be summarised here after publication.

Governance, conflicts and corrections

Dr Mark Bekhit is a radiologist and the developer and owner of Imaging Finder. The directory is free to use, and he derives no revenue from the services analysed. The research uses aggregate public facility and population data and contains no patient information. Analysis code and data will be released with an archived identifier when the study is published.

If a clinic listing or service appears incorrect, please use the contact page and include the clinic name, location and a current source. Corrections are checked before publication so that the public directory and the research provenance remain aligned.

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