New Children's Hospital X-ray unit
Keywords:In the New Children's Hospital X-ray unit, we perform examinations for children. We perform plain X-ray examinations without an appointment and other examinations with an appointment.
- Waiting times can be quite long between 8:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. We recommend coming at other times, if possible.
- We perform examinations for children aged 0–15 years who are customers of the HUS area health centers and hospitals.
- Please note that emergency patients requiring urgent care will be served first, so other patients may need to wait.
- Bone X-ray
- Chest X-ray
- X-ray of long bones
- Measurement of lower limb length discrepancy
- Lower limb mechanical axis measurement
- Scoliosis X-ray
- Ultrasound examinations
You will be given an appointment for the examination and you will be informed of the appointment by letter.
- Our X-ray unit is located at the New Children's Hospital.
- The New Children's Hospital laboratory is located in the same building.
See the arrival instructions for the New Children's Hospital
- Register at the self-registration kiosk in the main lobby or in the parking garage and separately also in the X-ray unit lobby, so that we know you have arrived.
- On weekdays after 4:00 p.m. and on weekends, please ring the doorbell close to the door of the X-ray unit.
- We have a patient lift, e.g., to transfer patients from a wheelchair to an examination table.
- Please call us in advance if you need to use a patient lift.
You are free to choose your X-ray location
Once you receive a referral to HUS for skeletal, chest, or dental X-ray examinations, you are free to choose the imaging unit where you go for the examinations. Most X-ray units do not require booking an appointment.

How do I prepare for examinations and where do I get the results?
Examinations always require a referral. More information on the required preparations, arriving for examinations, and receiving the test results can be found here.

Maisa Portal (opens in new window, links to another website)
You can use our online services by signing in to the Maisa Portal. As a guardian, you can act on behalf of your child, if they are under the age of 18.

Updated: 23.06.2025