Patient Exam Information
Exam Preparation:
 For
up-to-date detailed exam information, videos, and answers to frequently asked
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and kept current by our foremost radiological organizations, the American College of
Radiology and the Radiological Society of North America.
General Preparation Instructions:
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Barium Enema |
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Please contact the Diagnostic Center
to arrange for pick up of the preparation kit. |
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Other Barium Studies (Upper GI
Series, Barium Swallow, Small Bowel Series) |
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Please do not eat or drink anything
after midnight the evening before the study. |
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IVP |
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Please contact the Diagnostic Center
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Ultrasound Exams of the Abdomen,
Kidneys, Gallbladder, or Aorta |
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Please do not eat or drink anything
after midnight the evening before the study. |
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Pelvic Ultrasound |
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Please drink 40 ounces of water,
starting 1 ½ hours before the exam and finishing the 40 ounces
within 45 minutes. DO NOT URINATE. |
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CT Scans - (With IV Contrast) |
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Please do not eat or drink anything
after midnight the evening before the study, or 3 - 4 hours
prior to the study for afternoon appointments. |
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CT Scans - (Abdomen / Pelvis, With
or Without IV Contrast) |
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Please arrange to pick up 3 bottles
of Oral Contrast from our center or your physician's office.
Instructions will accompany contrast. |
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Mammograms |
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Please do not wear any deodorant or
talc under arms or around breasts. |
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MRI Scans |
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MRI Scans are generally not performed on patients with cardiac
pacemakers or brain aneurysm clips. |
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