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PATIENT PREPARATION FOR RADIOLOGICAL PROCEDURES
Please never forget to bring your doctor's radiology prescription, your former X-rays and any other results related to your actual disorder. We also need your insurance card including your insurance ID number.
Procedure length: given duration is theoretical; you always should add 30 more minutes for unexpected delays
1) Mammography et breast ultrasound (about 30 min.):
Non menopaused women should undergo the examination in the first 10 days of their period
2) Mineralometry (bone densitometry) (about 30 min.):
No preparation
3) Complete abdomen ultrasound (about 30 min.):
Fasting 4 h. before, water intake free, at least 1/2 litre 1 hour before examination to obtain a full bladder
4) Upper abdomen ultrasound (about 20 min.):
Fasting 4 h. before, water intake free, at least 1/2 litre 30 min. before examination
5) Lower abdomen ultrasound (pelvis) (about 20 min.):
Water intake free, at least 3/4 litre 1 hour before examination
6) Other regions ultrasound, Doppler (about 20 min.):
No preparation
7) MRI (about 60 min.):
- MRI of the abdomen: fasting, no food, no beverages
- MRI of the head (brain, sinus): no make-up
- MRI other regions: no preparation
- MRI contraindicated if the patient has a cardiac pacemaker, cochlear implants or metal pieces in his eyes; call for any other question
8) Scanner (about 60 min.):
- Fasting 3 hours before, no food, no beverages
- Exceptions: lumbar and sinus CT-scan, no preparation
9) Intravenous pyelography (about 2 hours)
- - the day before: X-Prep® purge, see inclosed instructions
- - on the same morning: no intake (fasting)
10) Barium enema (about 60 min.):
- 2 days before: fiber-free diet
- - Authorised food : white meat, poultry, fish, white rice, noodles, steamed or mashed potatoes, rusk, light stock, apple juice or grape juice, fat-free milk, drink a lot of water
- - Forbidden: fruit, vegetable, jam, whole wheat bread, cereals, sausage.
- 1 day before:
- At noon: fiber-free meal (see above).
- From 2-4 PM : drink 3 litres of Cololyt, half a litre every 20 minutes (Cololyt preparation: diluting each sachet into 1 litre cold water gives a total of 3 litres)
- Evening : light meal (plain yoghurt, sweet tea or water, light stock, rusk)
- on the same morning: drink one cup of sweet tea or water.
11) Barium meal / Small bowel enema (about 60 min., barium follow-through 2-3 h.):
Fasting, no more food or beverage after supper
12) Phlebography (about 60 min.):
Fasting 3 hours before
13) Other procedures:
No preparation for plain X-ray; please ask if you have a special investigation not mentioned above.
