All referrals should be made by the patient’s medical consultant who would be appropriately experienced. An NAI skeletal survey request fulfilling IR(ME)R requirements will be accepted from the medical consultant or from a doctor acting on their behalf.

The consultant radiologist/radiographer responsible for reporting the survey should discuss the case with the referring consultant before proceeding with the examination. Justification of the examination rests with the IR(ME)R practitioner and must adhere to IR(ME)R 2000(7) [2] . Follow up imaging should be documented following the same protocols.