Information for Patients
Instructions for Patients
Many diagnostic and interventional procedures involve preparations that the patient must perform prior to the testing. We have outlined specific preparations which are needed in order to complete the radiology examination. Take a moment to read through the following instructions with your referring physician to make sure you understand the requirements and have everything you need prior to your appointment.
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Please choose the first letter of the name of your examination for instructions.
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If you are unsure of the name of your examination, try selecting the type of examination:
Procedure Name
A
- Abdomen Ultrasound
- Angiography
- Aspiration
B
- Barium (GI, fluoroscopy)
- Biliary
- Biliary Drainage (Interventional Radiology)
- Transhepatic Cholangiogram (Interventional Radiology)
- Biopsy
C
- Cardiac CT Angiography (CTA)
- Cardiac MRI
- Cardiac/Heart/Myocardial Perfusion and Function (Nuclear Medicine)
- Catheter Placement, Change or Check
- Cervical Spine Myelogram (Fluoroscopy)
- Cholangiogram, T-tube (Fluoroscopy/Interventional Radiology)
- Cholecystostomy (Interventional Radiology/Ultrasound)
- CT (Computed Tomography, “CAT scan”)
D
E
F
- Fluoroscopy (GI, barium studies)
- Fluoroscopy (GU)
- Cystogram
- Hysterosalpingogram
- VCUG – Voiding Cystourethrogram
G
- Gallbladder
- Ultrasound
- HIDA Scan (Nuclear Medicine)
- Cholecystostomy (Interventional Radiology)
- Gastric (stomach) Emptying Scan (Nuclear Medicine)
- GI/Feeding Tube Placement (GI fluoroscopy)
- General Interventional Examinations
- Genitoruinary Procedures (Fluoroscopy)
- Cystogram
- Hysterosalpingogram
- VCUG – Voiding Cystourethrogram
H
- Heart/Coronary CT Angiography
- Heart/Cardiac MRI
- Heart/Cardiac/Myocardial Perfusion and Function (Nuclear Medicine)
- HIDA Scan, Liver and Gallbladder Scan with Biliary Agent (Nuclear Medicine)
- Hyperthyroid Therapy (Nuclear Medicine)
I
J
No procedures listed.
K
- Kidney/Renal
L
- Liver, Gallbladder, Biliary Function – HIDA Study (Nuclear Medicine)
- Localization, CT-guided
- Lumbar Spine Myelogram (Fluoroscopy)
M
- Meckel's Abdominal Scan (Nuclear Medicine)
- Myelogram – cervical, thoracic or lumbar (Fluoroscopy)
- Myocardial/Heart/Cardiac Perfusion and Function (Nuclear Medicine)
N
- Nephrostogram (General Interventional)
- Nephrostomy Exam (General Intervenational)
- Neurointerventional Exams
- Nuclear Medicine
- Cardiac/Heart/Myocardial Perfusion and Function
- Esophageal Motility
- Esophageal Reflux
- Gastric (stomach) Emptying Evaluation
- HIDA Scan (liver/gallbladder/biliary system)
- Meckel's Abdominal Scan
- PET Scan (Positron Emission Tomography)
- Renal (kidney) Scan with Captopril
- Salivary Gland Scan
- Thyroid
- Voiding Cystourethrogram (VCUG)
O
No procedures listed.
P
Q
No procedures listed.
R
- Renal/Kidney
S
- Salivary Gland Scan (Nuclear Medicine)
- Spine Myelogram (Fluoroscopy)
- Stent Placement (Vascular Interventional)
T
- Thoracic Spine Myelogram (Fluoroscopy)
- Thyroid (Nuclear Medicine)
- T-Tube Cholangiogram (Fluoroscopy/Interventional Radiology)
- Tumor Ablation via CT
- Transvaginal
U
V
- Vascular Interventional Exams/Angiography
- Stent Placement
- VCUG – Voiding Cystourethrogram (Nuclear Medicine)
- VCUG – Fluoroscopy, GU procedures
W
No procedures listed.
X
No procedures listed.
Y
No procedures listed.
Z
No procedures listed.