Alphabetical List of Explanations and Preparations for Exams and Procedures
A list of links to preparation instructions for each study and procedure at the S. Mark Taper Foundation Imaging Center:
Cardiac
- Cardiac SPECT (Stress test, Myocardial Perfusion SPECT, Thallium Stress Test, Nuclear Stress Test, or Treadmill Test)
- Myocardial Perfusion PET Stress Test (Rubidium PET/CT)
- Myocardial Viability PET
- PET Cardiac
Cardiac CT
CT
- CT Abdomen
- CT Abdomen and Pelvis
- CT Angiography
- CT Brain Angiography
- CT Cervical Spine (Neck)
- CT Colonography (Virtual Colonoscopy)
- CT Enterography
- CT Facial Bones
- CT Guided Biopsy
- CT Head/Brain
- CT High Resolution Chest
- CT Internal Auditory Canal (IAC)
- CT Lumbar Spine
- CT Lung Screening
- CT Mandible/Maxilla
- CT Mastoid Bones
- CT Neck
- CT Pelvis and Hip Bones
- CT Sinus
- CT Temporal Bones
- CT Thoracic Spine
Gastrointestinal
- Abdomen x-ray,
- Barium enema with air contrast
- Barium enema
- CT colonography (virtual colonoscopy)
- Dynamic Pelvic MRI
- Esophagram
- Evacuation proctogram (defecography)
- Gastric Emptying
- Herniography
- Intravenous pyelogram (IVP)
- Pouchography
- Retrograde voiding cystourethrogram
- Upper GI (UGI) tract study
- Upper GI with small bowel examination
- Voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG)
- Video swallow study (VSS)
Interventional Neuroradiology
- Aneurysm Coiling
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) Embolization
- Balloon Occlusion Test
- Carotid Angioplasty/Stenting
- Cisternogram
- Discogram
- Epidural Steroid Injection
- Facet Block
- Myelogram
- Spinal Compression Fractures
- Tumor Debulking-Coblation
- Tumor embolization
- Vasospasm
- Vertebral Compression Fracture Management
- Vertebroplasty / Kyphoplasty
Interventional Radiology
- Angiography
- Biopsies:
- Breast Needle Localization
- Chemoembolization
- Cryoablation
- Fistulagram - Dialysis
- Radiofrequency Ablation - Lung, Liver, or Renal (Kidney)
- Internal Radiation Therapy for the Liver
- Uterine Fibroid Embolization
MRI
- MRI Abdomen
- MRI Adrenal Gland Diagnostics
- MRI Brain
- MRI Breast
- MRI Cardiac
- MRI Cervical Spine
- MRI Chest
- Dynamic Pelvic MRI
- Head MRI MRA MRV
- MRI Knee
- MRI Lower Extremities (legs)
- MRI Lumbar Spine
- MR Cholangiogram
- MR Enterography
- MR Guided Breast Biopsy
- MR Guided Breast Needle Localization
- MRI Neck
- MRI Pelvis
- MRI Prostate
- Spine Survey (MRI) for Ankylosing Spondylitis
- MRI Thoracic Spine
Musculoskeletal
- Arthrograms
- Chest, lower extremity, spine, and upper extremity x-rays
- CT-Guided Bone Biopsy
- CT-Guided Soft-Tissue Biopsy
- Joint Injections / Aspirations (Sacro-Iliac Injections)
- Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy
- Spine Survey (MRI) for Anklosing Spondylitis
- Viscosupplementation (for osteoarthritis)
Nuclear Medicine
- Bone Scan
- Brain SPECT Scan
- Ceretec Brain SPECT
- Cisternogram
- DaTscan (for Parkinsonian syndromes)
- FDG-PET Scan
- Gallium Scan
- Gastric Emptying Study
- Hepatobiliary (Gallbladder) Scan
- I-123 MIBG Scan
- Lymphoscintigraphy
- Nuclear Lung Scan
- Nuclear Renal Scan
- PET Brain
- Sestamibi SPECT
- Thyroid Uptake and Scan
Ultrasound
- Abdominal Ultrasound
- Abdominal Ultrasound with Doppler
- Breast Ultrasound
- Pelvis Ultrasound
- Prostate Ultrasound
- Renal Ultrasound (kidney)
- Testicular Ultrasound
- Thyroid Ultrasound
- Transvaginal Ultrasound
- Ultrasound Biopsy
- Ultrasound-Guided Liver Biopsy
- Ultrasound-Guided Prostate Biopsy
- Ultrasound-Guided Thyroid Biopsy
Vascular Ultrasound
- Ankle/Brachial Indices (ABI)
- Aorta Iliac Ultrasound
- Arterial Duplex - Legs
- Bypass Graft - Legs
- Carotid Duplex
- Digital Evaluation
- Doppler Allen's Test
- EVAR: Ultrasound of Aorta after Endovascular Repair of Aortic Aneurysm
- Femoral Vascular Ultrasound
- Fistula / Graft Evaluation
- Intraoperative Duplex
- Popliteal vascular ultrasound
- Pseudoaneurysm
- Renal Artery Stenosis
- Renal Transplant Duplex
- Saphenous Vein Mapping
- Steal (dialysis access and arm/hand circulation)
- Thoracic Outlet
- Transcranial Imaging
- Upper Extremity Arterial
- Upper Extremity DVT
- Upper Extremity Vein Mapping
- Varicose Vein Surgery Pre-Op Survey
- Varicose Vein Survey Post-Op Evaluation
- Vasospasm Digital
- Venous Duplex Scan - Legs
- Venous Insufficiency / Swelling
- Visceral Vascular Ultrasound
Women's Imaging
- Dynamic Pelvic MRI
- Evacuation Proctogram (Defecography)
- Hysterosalpingogram
- Transvaginal Ultrasound
- Uterine Fibroid Embolization
- Vaginography
- Mammography
- Breast Ultrasound
- Breast MRI
- Breast Biopsies
- Ultrasound Needle-Core Biopsy (vacuum assisted)
- Stereotactic Needle-Core Biopsy (vacuum assisted)
- MR-Guided Breast Needle-Core Biopsy (vacuum assisted)
- Breast Needle Localization
- MR-Guided Breast Needle Localization
- Ultrasound-Guided Breast Needle Localization
- Mammographic-Guided Breast Needle Localization
- Breast Needle Localization
- Kyphoplasty
- Spinal Compression Fracture Treatment
- Stereotactic Breast Biopsy
- Uterine Fibroid Embolization
- Vertebral Compression Fracture Management
X-ray / Fluoroscopy
There are no preparations required for x-rays.
- Barium enema with air contrast
- Barium enema
- Bone density scan
- Chest, lower extremity, spine, and upper extremity x-rays
- Esophagram
- Evacuation proctogram (defecography)
- Hysterosalpingogram
- Intravenous pyelogram (IVP)
- Pouchography
- Retrograde voiding cystourethrogram
- Upper GI (UGI) tract study
- Upper GI with small bowel examination
- Video swallow study (VSS)
- Voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG)
For more information or to schedule an appointment, please call (310) 423-8000.
