Patients are encouraged to bring something to read in case there is an unexpected delay or emergency case. It is preferable that you wear comfortable, loose fitting clothing (especially shirt or blouse). You may be asked to remove any clothing or jewelry that might degrade the CT images, such as, belt buckles, earrings, bras, glasses, dentures, and hairpins.

If your examination is of the abdomen or pelvis, you will be asked to arrive 1 hour prior to your examination to drink oral contrast to better evaluate the bowel.

For the following examinations, do not eat 4 hours before test. However, please take your prescription medication, as you normally would, with clear liquids only:

• Chest
• Abdomen and/or Pelvis
  (Arrive 1 Hour Prior to Exam to Drink Oral Contrast)
• Neck/Salivary Glands/Face
• Cervical Spine
• Brain

For The Following, No Special Preparation Is Needed:

• Sinus
• Inner Ear/Mastoid/Temporal Bones
• Lumbar Spine
• Skeletal (Bone) Structures