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Angiography

• Guidelines for Physicians

Guidelines for Patients

• Pre-Procedure Guidelines

Post-Procedure Guidelines

• Outpatient Angiography
• Outpatient Biopsy Procedures
• Outpatient Lung Biopsy Procedures

 Procedure Information

• Cerebral Angiography
• Other Angiography
• Venography
• Venous Access Devices
• Ovarian Vein Venography & Embolization
• Fallopian Tube Catheterization
• Fine Needle Biopsy of the Lung
• Fine Needle Biopsy - Solid Organ, Thyroid & Superficial Masses
• Core Biopsy - Liver, Thyroid & Superficial Masses
• Drainage Tube Checks & Changes

Bone Densitometry

Computer Tomography (CT)

• About Computed Tompgraphy (CT)

How to Prepare for a CT

• Head/Neck or Chest CT
• Cervical/Thoracic or Lumbar Spine
• Extremities (Arms or Legs)
• Abdomen
• Abdomen & Pelvis

 Lithotripsy

• About Lithotripsy
• Guidelines for Physicians & Patients Prior to Lithotripsy
• Guidelines for Patients After Lithotripsy

Mammography

Medical Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Nuclear Medicine

• About Nuclear Medicine

Procedure Information

• Bone Scan
• ¹⁴C Urea Breath Test
• Cerebral Perfusion Spect Scan
• Gallium Scan
• Gastric Emptying Study
• Ectopic Gastric Mucosa Study (Meckel's Scan)
• Gastrointestinal Bleeding Study
• Liver Hemangioma Scan
• Hepatobiliary Imaging
• Liver - Spleen Imaging
• Lung Scan (V/Q)
• ¹³¹I--MIBG
• Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (MIBI)
• Muga Scan (Gated Cardiac Blood Pool)
• Parathyroid Scan
• Renal Scan
• Captopril Renal Scan
• Salivary Parotid Scan
• Thyroid Scan (Without Uptake)
• Thyroid Uptake and Scan
• I-131 Therapy for Primary Hyperthyroidism
• Labelled WBC Study

Sleep Disorders Centre

• About the Centre
• Sleep Tests
• Special Instructions
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Sleep Research Laboratory
• Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
• Links

Ultrasound

• About Ultrasound Procedures

What do I Need to do to Prepare?

• Abdomen
• Abdomen/Pelvic
• Renal
• Renal/Arteries
• Pelvic/Obstetrical
• Small Parts
• Vascular Exams

X-Ray

• About X-Ray Procedures

Special Procedures

• Arthrogram
• Barium Enema
• Bronchoscopy
• Choanogram
• Cleft Palate
• Esophageal Dilation
• ERCP
• Esophagram
• GI Series
• Hip Aspiration
• Hysterosalpingogram
• IVP
• Myelogram
• Sialogram
• Small Bowel Enema
• Small Bowel Follow Through
• T-Tube Cholangiogram
• Upper GI Series
• Urethrogram
• Venogram
• Voiding Cystogram