Procedure Prep
Everything you need to know for a worry-free imaging experience.
Stay in the know about your exam before you walk through our doors. Please review the recommended preparations for your exam – failure to follow these guidelines could delay or require postponement of your test.
Prepare for your exam the right way.
You may still take prescribed medicines with a small amount of water.
- For your convenience, please wear a two-piece outfit.
- Do not use deodorant, powder, or perfume under the arm or breast area.
- Please bring your most recent mammography if done at another facility other.
- For your convenience, please wear a two-piece outfit.
- Do not use deodorant, powder, or perfume under the arm or breast area.
- For your convenience, please wear a two-piece outfit.
- Do not use deodorant, powder, or perfume under the arm or breast area.
- Do not wear anything with metal (zippers, snaps, hooks). Athletic wear with elastic waistband is a good choice.
- Take necessary pain medications before leaving home and bring additional pain medication with you at time of visit.
- May take any other prescribed medications, as long as they can be tolerated on an empty stomach.
- No food for 4 hours prior to study. May drink water, but no other type of liquid is allowed.
- Insulin dependent patients may bring insulin with them to be administered after their scan.
- ABSOLUTELY NO SUGAR OR ARTIFICIAL SWEETENER for 24 HRS before exam.
- DO NOT EAT OR DRINK four (4) hours before exam. May drink water up to appointment time.
The prep supplies for CT abdomen and pelvis exams are available for you to pick up at the location where your exam is scheduled. If you have any questions regarding your exam, please call (904) 385-5219.
- You will be asked not to eat or drink anything for one or more hours before your exam.
If you have any questions regarding your exam, please call (904) 385-5219.
- You will be asked not to eat or drink anything for four hours before your exam.
- You will need to arrive 1 hour prior to your appointment time to begin the oral prep.
If you have any questions regarding your exam, please call (904) 385-5219.
- No calcium supplements or osteoporosis medication 24 hours prior to your exam.
- No barium, nuclear medicine or I.V. contrast exams within 7 days prior your exam.
- Please wear comfortable clothes and avoid metal buttons or buckles.
- DO NOT EAT OR DRINK four (4) hours before exam.
If you need sedation for claustrophobia, you must have someone else drive you to and from your exam.
We call all patients one to three days before their appointment to confirm your appointment time and to determine the patient’s physical eligibility for an MRI. If you are unable to receive our call or if you have any questions, please call us at (904) 385-5219.
- Do not wear jewelry.
- Do not wear anything with metal (zippers, snaps). Athletic wear with elastic waistband is a good choice.
- Patients having an MRI of the head or neck should not wear makeup.
There are several things you can do to make your procedure easier, more efficient and more comfortable.
- Discuss any medication you are taking with your You may be asked to stop the use of blood- thinning medications, including aspirin, a number of days prior to your biopsy procedure.
- Wear a two-piece outfit that is comfortable and easy to remove.
- Do not use deodorant, powder, or perfume under the arm or breast area. They may interfere with the quality of the images taken during your procedure.
- Eat a light meal before your procedure.
Abdomen, Gallbladder:
- DO NOT EAT OR DRINK anything six (6) hours before exam.
- CHILDREN: 4 hours fasting.
Pelvic Ultrasound:
- Two (2) hours before your exam time, EMPTY your bladder.
- One (1) hour prior to your exam time (before arriving), drink at least 32 ounces of fluid.
- Bladder must be FULL for this exam.
- Do NOT urinate until after your exam.
- No fasting is necessary.
Since the tests use x-rays, the technologist will ask females of childbearing age whether there is any chance they are pregnant.