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MRI PREP INSTRUCTIONS
v PATIENT MAY NOT HAVE A PACEMAKER, ANEURYSM CLIPS OR ELECTRONIC IMPLANTED DEVICE
v IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING A CERTAIN IMPLANTED METAL DEVICE PLEASE ASK WHEN SCHEDULING.
v HAVE PATIENTS WEAR PANTS WITHOUT METAL OR ZIPPERS TO AVOID HAVING TO CHANGE INTO A GOWN FOR SOME SCANS.
v TABLE WEIGHT LIMIT IS 350 POUNDS.
MRI TESTING PARK WEST IMAGING OFFERS
v MRI OF BRAIN
v MRI C SPINE
v MRI L SPINE
v MRI T SPINE
v CAROTID MRA
v MRI IAC
v MRI ABDOMEN
v MRI SHOULDERS
v MRI KNEES
v MRI ANKLES
v MRI WRISTS
v MRI KIDNEYS
v MRA RENAL ARTERIES
v MRA THORACIC AND ABDOMINAL AORTA
v MRA RUNOFF
v MRI PELVIS
v MRI BREASTS--THIS EXAM ALWAYS USES CONTRAST. PLEASE LET THE PATIENTS KNOW THAT THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE AN IV STARTED. BOTH BREASTS ARE ALWAYS SCANNED EXCEPT IN CASE OF MASTECTOMY.
v MRI GUIDED BREAST BIOPSY--FOR THIS EXAM THE PATIENT MUST DISCONTINUE ALL BLOOD THINNERS 5 DAYS PRIOR TO BIOPSY. IF PATIENT IS ON COUMADIN OR RECENT HEPARIN THERAPY, WE MUST HAVE A PT, PTT AND INR (MEDICAL TESTS) DONE WITHIN 48 HOURS OF BIOPSY. PATIENT SHOULD ALSO DISCONTINUE BABY ASPIRIN AND VITAMIN E.
v NOTE-- F PATIENT IS HAVING A SCAN WITH CONTRAST THEN PLEASE HAVE THE DOCTOR WRITE FOR THE EXAM WITH AND WITHOUT CONTRAST. THIS ALLOWS OUR RADIOLOGISTS TO HAVE COMPARISON SCANS.
IF
YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CALL PARK WEST IMAGING AT 719-595-7600
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