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MRI prep
Fast 4 hours + remove metal
Fasting of food is required 4 hours prior to your exam. Continue to drink water to stay hydrated.Avoid wearing anything that may contain metal such as jewelry, hairpins, eyeglasses, watches, wigs, dentures, hearing aids, underwire bras, cosmetics that contain metal particles, etc. Gowns and a locker are provided prior to your exam.
MRA Chest With Or Without Contrast · MRA Head With Contrast · MRA Head With/Without Contrast · MRA Left Foot With/Without Contrast · MRA Left Hand · MRA Left Lower Extremity With&with · +91 more
Remove metal (no fasting)
Avoid wearing anything that may contain metal such as jewelry, hairpins, eyeglasses, watches, wigs, dentures, hearing aids, underwire bras, cosmetics that contain metal particles, etc. Gowns and a locker are provided prior to your exam.
MRA Chest Without Contrast · MRA Head Without Contrast · MRA Neck Without Contrast · MRI Brain Iacs Without Contrast · MRI Brain Pituitary Without Contr · MRI Brain Trigeminal Without Contrast · +52 more
Fast 4 hours + remove metal
Fasting is required 4 hours prior to your exam [Small sips of water are okay]. Avoid wearing anything that may contain metal such as jewelry, hairpins, eyeglasses, watches, wigs, dentures, hearing aids, underwire bras, cosmetics that contain metal particles, etc. Gowns and a locker are provided prior to your exam.
MRA Abd With/Without Contrast · MRA Angio Runoff With/Without Contrast · MRA Angio Runoff Without Contrast · MRA Pelvis With Or Without Contrast · MRA Run Off · MRI Abdomen With Contrast · +11 more
No special preparation
No special preparation is needed for this exam. Bring your photo ID, insurance card, and physician order (if required), plus any prior imaging on disc.
MR Ezra 30 Min Head Neck Abd · MR Ezra 30 Min Head Neck Abd · MR Ezra Head Neck Spine Abd · MR Ezra Head Neck Spine Abd · MRI Urography With/Without Contrast Contr
Fast 4 hours + remove metal
Fasting of food is required 4 hours prior to your exam. Continue to drink water to stay hydrated.Avoid wearing anything that may contain metal such as jewelry, hairpins, eyeglasses, watches, wigs, dentures, hearing aids, underwire bras, cosmetics that contain metal particles, etc. Gowns and a locker are provided prior to your exam
MRI Brain Trigeminal With Contr · MRI Brain Trigeminal With Without Co
Enterography (Volumen + Glucagon script)
Fasting is required 4 hours prior to your exam (small sips of water is okay). Please check in 1 hour prior to your exam so you can start to drink the provided Volumen (3 bottles: 1 bottle every 15 minutes). Your Referring Physician must write a script for 1mg of Glucagon for you to pick up prior to your exam at a local pharmacy. You must bring the Glucagon with you to the exam.
MRI Enterography With Contrast · MRI Enterography With/Without Contrast Co
Fast 4 hours + remove metal + no makeup
Fasting of food is required 4 hours prior to your exam. Continue to drink water to stay hydrated.Avoid wearing anything that may contain metal such as jewelry, hairpins, eyeglasses, watches, wigs, dentures, hearing aids, underwire bras, etc. Gowns and a locker are provided prior to your exam. Please avoid wearing any make-up on your face as this can affect the exam.
MRI Face With/Without Contrast · MRI Orbits With/Without Contrast
Remove metal + no makeup
Avoid wearing anything that may contain metal such as jewelry, hairpins, eyeglasses, watches, wigs, dentures, hearing aids, underwire bras, cosmetics that contain metal particles, etc. Please avoid wearing any make-up on your face as this can affect the exam. Gowns and a locker are provided prior to your exam.
MRI Face Without Contrast
Fast 4 hours (sips OK)
Fasting is required 4 hours prior to your exam [Small sips of water are okay].
MRI Liver Iron Quantificatio
Remove metal + no makeup
Avoid wearing anything that may contain metal such as jewelry, hairpins, eyeglasses, watches, wigs, dentures, hearing aids, underwire bras, cosmetics that contain metal particles, etc. Gowns and a locker are provided prior to your exam. Please avoid wearing any make-up on your face as this can affect the exam.
MRI Orbit Without Contrast
No caffeine + remove metal
Please avoid drinking any caffeine on the day of your exam. Avoid wearing anything that may contain metal such as jewelry, hairpins, eyeglasses, watches, wigs, dentures, hearing aids, underwire bras, cosmetics that contain metal particles, etc. Gowns and a locker are provided prior to your exam.
MRI Spectroscopy
CT Scan prep
Fast 4 hours, stay hydrated
Fasting of food is required 4 hours prior to your exam. Continue to drink water to stay hydrated.
CT L-sp With/Without Contrast · CT Left Ankle With Contrast · CT Left Ankle With/Without Contrast · CT Left Elbow With Contrast · CT Left Elbow With/Without Contrast · CT Left Femur With Contrast · +60 more
No special preparation
No special preparation is needed for this exam. Bring your photo ID, insurance card, and physician order (if required), plus any prior imaging on disc.
CT Abdomen Pelvis Low Dose S · CT Abdomen Without Contrast · CT Abdomen/Pelvis Without Contrast · CT Cervical Spine Without Contrast · CT Chest Without Contrast · CT Chest Without Contrast Low Dos · +48 more
Fast 4 hours (solids), hydrate
Patients are required to refrain from consuming solid foods for at least 4 hours prior to the exam. Adequate hydration is encouraged; please drink plenty of water during this period.
CT Abdomen With Contrast · CT Abdomen With/Without Contrast · CT Abdomen/Pelvis With Contrast · CT Abdomen/Pelvis With/Without Contrast · CT Cervical Spine With Contrast · CT Cervical Spine With/Without Contrast · +34 more
Fast 4 hours (sips OK)
Fasting is required 4 hours prior to your exam [Small sips of water are okay]
CT Pelvis With Contrast · CT Pelvis With/Without Contrast · CTA Abdomen Pelvis With Contras
Enterography (Volumen)
Fasting is required 4 hours prior to your exam. Small sips of water are okay. It is required that you arrive 1 hour prior to your exam to start drinking the provided Volumen. (3 bottles -1 bottle every 15 mins)
CT Enterography With Contrast
Stop calcium, no caffeine
Please stop taking any calcium supplements 48 hours prior to your exam. No caffeine 4 hours prior to your exam. Please inform our staff prior to your exam if you have a heart stent as we will not be able to perform this type of exam.
CT Full Body Scan Package
No caffeine (cardiac)
No caffeine 4 hours prior to your exam. Please inform our staff prior to your exam if you have a heart stent as we will not be able to perform this type of exam.
CT Heart Cardiac Calcium Sco
X-Ray prep
No special preparation
No special preparation is needed for this exam. Bring your photo ID, insurance card, and physician order (if required), plus any prior imaging on disc.
XR Abdomen 2 Views · XR Abdomen Ap Oblique · XR Abdomen Ap View · XR Abdomen Complete Series · XR Ac Jts,bil,wwo With · XR Ap Pelvis · +138 more
Ultrasound prep
No special preparation
No special preparation is needed for this exam. Bring your photo ID, insurance card, and physician order (if required), plus any prior imaging on disc.
US Aorta · US Arterial Bilateral Arms · US Arterial Bilateral Arms · US Arterial Bilateral Legs · US Arterial Doppler · US Arterial Duplex Bilateral · +34 more
Full bladder required
A full bladder is required for the exam. We advise 20-24 oz of water 1 hour prior to the appointment. Please advise that some patients will require more or less than the suggested amount.
US Bladder · US Pelvis With Transvaginal · US Pelvis Without Transvaginal · US Preg Less Than 14 Weeks · US Renal Bladder
Fast 6 hours, no caffeine
Fasting is required 6 hours prior to your exam (Small sips of water is okay. No caffeine)
US Abdomen Complete · US Abdomen Limited · US RUQ Biliary
DEXA prep
No special preparation
No special preparation is needed for this exam. Bring your photo ID, insurance card, and physician order (if required), plus any prior imaging on disc.
DEXA Body Fat Analysis
Stop calcium 48 hours
Please stop taking any calcium supplements 48 hours prior to your exam.
DXA Bone Density
Arthrogram / Myelogram prep
No prep — joint injection
No prep is required for this exam. Please be aware that this exam requires an injection of your joint.
CT Bilateral Hip Arthrogram · MR Left Ankle Arthrogram · MR Left Elbow Arthrogram · MR Left Elbow Arthrogram · MR Left Foot Arthrogram · MR Left Hip Arthrogram · +11 more
No special preparation
No special preparation is needed for this exam. Bring your photo ID, insurance card, and physician order (if required), plus any prior imaging on disc.
CT Sacral Myelogram With/Without Contrast · Fluoroscopy Left Ankle Arthrogram · Fluoroscopy Left Elbow Arthrogram · Fluoroscopy Left Hip Arthrogram · Fluoroscopy Left Knee Arthrogram · Fluoroscopy Left Shoulder Arthrogram · +10 more
No prep — joint injection
No prep is required. Please be aware that this exam requires a joint injection.
CT Left Elbow Arthrogram · CT Left Hip Arthrogram · CT Left Knee Arthrogram · CT Left Shoulder Arthrogram · CT Right Elbow Arthrogram · CT Right Knee Arthrogram · +1 more
Driver required, rest 24 hours
No heavy meals 4 hours prior to your exam. A light snack and water is okay.This exam requires a driver at the end of your appointment. Rest is required 24 hrs after the exam. (No exercise, heavy lifting, etc.).
CT Cervical Myelogram With Contrast · CT Lumbar Myelogram With Contrast · CT Thoracic Myelogram With Contrast