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MRA
Contrast
Exam/Body Part
No IV
With and without IV
Head
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Neck/carotids, chest, abdomen, pelvis, foot, hand, upper and lower extremity, runoffs
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MRV
Contrast
Exam/Body Part
No IV
With and without IV
Brain and abdomen
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Body MRI
Contrast
Exam/Body Part
Indication
No IV
With and without IV
Adrenal
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Liver, pancreas, kidney
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Cardiac/heart
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Mass, infection
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Pelvis
Pain, trauma
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Mass, infection
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Breast
Implant leakage
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Mass, cancer
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Contrast
Exam/Body Part
Indication
NPO
No NPO
RUQ/liver, gall-bladder, pancreas, right kidney, bile ducts only
Hepatitis, cirrhosis, RUQ pain, increased LFTs, hepatomegaly, evaluation for liver and pancreatic mass, gallstones, retained stones, elevated amy- lase, epigastric pain, nausea and vomiting
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mri scans
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ultrasound
Patient Prep
Aorta and Abdominal (Liver, Pancreas, Gallbladder, Spleen):
Patient is to have nothing by mouth after midnight the evening before the exam.
Kidneys: Finish drinking 32 oz. of water one hour prior to exam. Don’t empty bladder until exam is complete.
OB (2nd & 3rd Trimester, after 11 weeks): Patient is to drink 32 oz.
of water, 45 minutes prior to exam. Don’t empty the bladder until exam is done. 1st Trimester (up to 11 weeks) – Order a transvaginal ultrasound, no prep needed.
Pelvis: Patients under 17 years; nish drinking 32 oz. of water one hour prior to exam. Don’t empty bladder until the exam is done. For other patients a transvaginal ultrasound will be done, no prep needed.
Ultrasound
MRI