What does the procedure entail?

After you've finished your water in the waiting room, we will pick you up for the second part of the procedure. (In some cases, you may be given a contrast solution to drink instead of water.) We may ask you to remove items of clothing so that no metal is visible in the image. The procedure requires a contrast solution to be administered by an IV. Once the IV has been inserted, we will move you to the examination table, which slides into the ‘ring’ of the CT scanner. This tunnel is 70 cm in diameter and 50 cm deep and is where the images are taken. We will ask you to hold your breath several times.

The entire procedure takes roughly an hour, from the time you enter the waiting room until the CT images are taken.

 
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