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Please
arrive 30 minutes early for your scheduled appointment.
You must bring the following items in order
for your exam to be performed:
• Medicare and/or insurance cards
• Picture ID or Driver’s License
• Rreferral sheet and authorization
if required
• Prior X-rays, if requested.
Continue to take your medications while following
the appropriate instructions below. Please call
us with any questions or concerns about your
imaging study:
MRI: Allow 1 hour for the examination.
Please bring any previous x-rays that are related
to this exam. If you have a
pacemaker, electro-mechanical device, aneurysm
clip, or metal devices or fragments in your
body, please let us know
immediately as you may be unable to have the
examination. Also, please let us know if there
is a possibility of pregnancy. Please avoid
wearing makeup or jewelry as these may interfere
with the exam.
CT SCAN: Allow 1 hour for the
examination. Please bring any previous x-rays
that are related to this exam.
CT
Sinus, Spine, or Extremity: No preparation necessary.
CT Thorax, Chest and Neck: The day before your
exam, please be sure to drink plenty of liquids.
No solid food or drink four hours prior to your
appointment time, but if you are diabetic, you
may drink clear juice. Medications may be taken
with little water.
CT Abdomen: The day before your exam, please
be sure to drink plenty of liquids. No solid
food or drink four hours prior to your appointment,
but if you are diabetic, you may drink clear
juice. Medications may be taken with little
water. You will be given a drink to allow us
to see your intestines. This liquid is to be
picked up at our facility at least one day before
your appointment. Drink one bottle two hours
prior to your appointment and one bottle one
hour prior to your appointment.
CT Abdomen/Pelvis (combined study): The day
before your exam, please be sure to drink plenty
of liquids. No solid food or drink four hours
prior to your appointment, but if you are diabetic,
you may drink clear juice. Medications may be
taken with little water. You will be given a
drink to allow us to see your intestines. This
liquid is to be picked up at our facility at
least one day before your appointment. Drink
one bottle four hours prior to your appointment,
one bottle two hours prior to your appointment,
and one bottle one hour prior to your appointment.**For
scans ordered without IV contrast, please hold
urine for half an hour prior to exam.
CT Head: If your CT appointment is for a contrast
exam, do not eat solid food for four hours prior
to your appointment. You can drink clear liquids
up to two hours prior to your appointment.
ULTRASOUND: If you are scheduled
for a pelvic or OB ultrasound, your bladder
must be full in order to
perform your exam. To accomplish this, finish
drinking 32 oz. of water one hour before the
exam. For abdomen and gallbladder exams, NO
FOOD OR DRINK 8 HOURS PRIOR TO YOUR APPOINTMENT.
BARIUM ENEMA: Allow 1 hour
for the exam. To insure a satisfactory study,
your bowel must be entirely free of fecal matter.
It is therefore important to follow these instructions
carefully:
Pick up a bowel evacuant kit at Boston Diagnostic
Imaging for the cost of $10.00, or at the pharmacy
two days prior to the exam. Follow the instructions
provided.
UGI – UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL SERIES:
Allow 20 minutes for the exam. Do not eat, drink,
or chew gum after 10 p.m. the night before your
exam. Continue prescribed medications but use
as little water as possible.
SMALL BOWEL SERIES: Allow 1
to 4 hours for the exam. Do not eat, drink,
or chew gum after midnight the night before
your exam. Continue prescribed medications but
use as little water as possible.
IVP – INTRAVENOUS PYELOGRAM: Allow 1 hour
for the exam. Pick up Bowel Evacuant kit at
Boston Diagnostic Imaging for the cost of $10.00,
or at the pharmacy two days prior to the exam.
Follow the instructions provided. Do not eat
or drink after midnight the night prior to the
exam.
MAMMOGRAM: Allow 30 minutes
for the exam. We encourage you to schedule this
exam during the first two weeks after your menstrual
period. Please indicate whether you have breast
implants. You may want to wear a two-piece outfit
so you can undress from the waist up. Do not
use perfumes, oils, powders, or deodorants on
or around the breast area the day of the exam.
Caffeine can be avoided 24 hours prior to your
exam to decrease the sensitivity of breast tissue.
If you have had a previous mammogram, those
films will be needed during your appointment
for comparison purposes. Please make arrangements
to bring them with you.
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