The requirement
Credentials your governance committee can assess
Internationally accredited hospital groups are asked to evidence who reported a study, and to what standard. Cardiac imaging has its own accreditation pathways, separate from general radiology.
Every clinician who reports for us is fully accredited in cardiac imaging to Level 3, the highest competency tier.
Accreditations across the team are held with SCMR, EACVI and BSCI, the three major international bodies for cardiovascular imaging.
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Documentation for your review
We can share service and data-protection documentation for your institution's governance review, including a data processing agreement.
What is relevant differs from site to site, so we discuss it with your team rather than working from a fixed list.
What we report
Cardiac MRI and cardiac CT, reported to subspecialist standard
Cardiac centres in the Gulf run high study volumes across both modalities. We report the full scope below rather than a selected subset.
Cardiac MRI (CMR)
- Function and volumesVentricular volumes, mass and ejection fraction.
- Tissue characterisationLate gadolinium enhancement, T1, T2 and ECV mapping.
- Cardiomyopathy and myocarditisWhere echocardiography leaves the diagnosis open.
- Perfusion and viabilityStress perfusion and viability assessment.
- Congenital heart diseaseAnatomical and flow assessment.
Cardiac CT
- CT coronary angiographyCTCA with CAD-RADS categorisation.
- Calcium scoringAgatston scoring with percentile context.
- Structural and pre-proceduralValve and structural heart planning studies.
- Electrophysiology planningLeft atrial and pulmonary vein anatomy.
- Extracardiac findingsWe review and report the full field of view.
Before a referral abroad
An independent read of imaging you already have
Patients in the region are frequently referred abroad for cardiac treatment. An independent subspecialist read of the existing imaging can inform that decision.
At Oxcardio, we provide expert second opinions on cardiac MRI and CT studies already acquired, each reported by a clinician accredited in cardiac imaging to Level 3.
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Where enquiries come from
We take institutional enquiries from across the Middle East. You can select the countries below on our enquiry form. If yours is not listed, choose Other and tell us where you are.
Gulf Cooperation Council
- Gulf statesUnited Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait and Bahrain.
- Private and government groupsEnquiries are taken from hospital groups, cardiac centres and independent imaging providers alike.
Beyond the Gulf
- Levant, Iraq and TurkeyJordan, Lebanon, Iraq and Turkey.
- North AfricaEgypt and the Maghreb are covered on our Africa page.
Practicalities
How working with a UK reporting service actually runs
- Reports and languageWe issue reports in English, and the enquiry form and our correspondence are in English too.
- Time differenceGulf Standard Time runs three to four hours ahead of the UK, depending on the season, so a study acquired on your afternoon list reaches the UK reporting day.
- Working weekWhere your weekend and the UK weekend differ, we agree cover arrangements as part of the service specification.
- What your site providesA DICOM export pathway, a secure transfer route agreed with your IT team, and nominated clinical and IT contacts.
We agree transfer options, data protection under UK GDPR alongside your national and local health authority requirements, and retention with your IT and governance teams before go-live. Governance and security
