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This page lists the treatments that can be done during an outpatient visit and those that usually need to be undertaken as an inpatient (staying in hospital).
When you visit as an outpatient we try to perform plain X-rays at the same outpatient visit. You may also have an ultrasound. In addition, joint or abscess aspiration may also be performed. However, MRI or CT scanning is not routinely performed in this visit except by prior arrangement.