| Exam |
Length |
Instructions |
Abdomen/Pelvis CT
(AAA F/U) |
60 minutes or less |
Nothing to eat or drink 4 hours prior to exam. Where was previous exam? |
Abdomen/Pelvis CT
(AAA only) (CTA) |
60 minutes or less |
Nothing to eat or drink 4 hours prior to exam. Creatinine? |
Abdomen/Pelvis CT
(Appendicitis) |
60 minutes or less |
Nothing to eat or drink 4 hours prior to exam. Creatinine? Patient to pick up oral hypaque prep at Maple Grove clinic. |
Abdomen/Pelvis CT
(Diverticulitis) |
60 minutes or less |
Nothing to eat or drink 4 hours prior to exam. Creatinine? Patient to pick up oral hypaque prep at Maple Grove clinic. |
Abdomen/Pelvis CT
(Kidney stones only) |
30 minutes or less |
No prep. |
Abdomen/Pelvis CT
(Pain, mass, edema, etc.) |
60 minutes or less |
Nothing to eat or drink 4 hours prior to exam. Creatinine? Drink barium prep. |
| Abdominal CT Angio with Runoff (CTA) |
60 minutes or less |
Nothing to eat or drink 4 hours prior to exam. Creatinine? |
| Cardiac Scoring |
30 minutes |
No caffeine the day of the exam. |
| Carotid CTA |
60 minutes or less |
Nothing to eat or drink 4 hours prior to exam. Creatinine? |
| Cervical Spine CT |
60 minutes or less |
No prep. |
| Chest CT |
60 minutes or less |
Nothing to eat or drink 4 hours prior to exam. Creatinine? |
Chest CT
(Lung Nodule or F/U only) |
60 minutes or less |
No prep. Need chest x-ray or previous CT scans the day of exam. |
Chest CT
(PE) (CTA) |
60 minutes or less |
Nothing to eat or drink 4 hours prior to exam. Creatinine? |
| Chest/Abdomen/Pelvis CT |
60 minutes or less |
Nothing to eat or drink 4 hours prior to exam. Creatinine? Drink barium prep. |
| Circle of Willis CTA |
60 minutes or less |
Nothing to eat or drink 4 hours prior to exam. Creatinine? |
Facial Bones/Orbit CT
(Fracture) |
60 minutes or less |
No prep. |
Facial Bones/Orbit CT
(Mass) |
60 minutes or less |
Nothing to eat or drink 4 hours prior to exam. Creatinine? |
| Head CT with contrast |
60 minutes or less |
Nothing to eat or drink 4 hours prior to exam. Creatinine? |
| Head CT without contrast (Trauma, ? stroke , etc.) |
30 minutes or less |
No prep. |
| Low dose Lung Screening CT |
30 minutes |
No prep. |
| Lower Extremity CT |
60 minutes or less |
No prep. Previous x-rays? |
| Lumbar Spine CT |
60 minutes or less |
No prep. Previous x-rays? |
| Neck CT |
30 minutes or less |
Nothing to eat or drink 4 hours prior to exam. Creatinine? |
| Pelvis CT for fracture |
60 minutes or less |
No prep. Previous x-rays? |
| Sinus CT |
15 minutes |
No prep. Does the patient have appointment with ENT doctor? |
| Temporal Bones |
30 minutes |
No prep. |
| Thoracic Spine CT |
60 minutes or less |
No prep. Previous x-rays? |
| Upper Extremity CT |
60 minutes or less |
No prep. Previous x-rays? |
| • Patient name, date of birth, daytime phone, home phone |
| • Type of exam, diagnosis, symptoms, r/o |
| • Ordering doctor |
• Any special instructions (i.e., keep patient, call results, send films/copies with patient) |
| • Does patient has a follow-up appointment with the ordering doctor or a specialist after their exam or in the near future? |
| • Does the patient have previous exams done of the same area? If so, where and when? |
• Is the patient diabetic? Does patient take glucophage, glucovance or metformin? |
Patient needs to stop taking these medications the day of and 48 hours after their CT scan. Needs recent creatinine.
|
Creatinine Criteria
(Needs to have been drawn within 30 days to scheduled day of exam.)
1. Is the patient 65 years of age or older?
2. Is the patient diabetic?
3. Does the patient have a history of multiple myeloma or lupus?
4. Does the patient have a current or previous history of renal failure? |
| • Does the patient have any metal in eyes, head or body? |
| • Does the patient have any allergies to IV contrast?
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