Medical Imaging Patient Information Interventional Radiology Portacath Removal A Portacath is the device that would have been inserted under the skin usually on your chest wall, for the purpose of long-term intravenous a

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Medical Imaging Patient Information Interventional Radiology Lung Biopsy Your doctor has asked that you have a lung biopsy performed with us. This is because your doctor wants a small sample of tissue taken so it can be

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• Radiology
• Interventional radiology
• Pneumothorax
• Fine-needle aspiration
• Pleurisy
• Medicine
• Biopsy
• Port

Intravenous Contrast Form PATIENT INFORMATION SHEET Your doctor has asked the Radiologist (Medical Imaging Specialist) to perform a CT examination, which may require the injection of a contrast agent (X-Ray dye). This me

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• X-ray computed tomography
• Allergy
• Immune system
• Contrast medium
• Angiography
• Radiology
• Radiocontrast agent
• Medicine
• Immunology
• Projectional radiography

Medical Imaging patient information Nuclear Medicine Oesophageal Transit Study What is an Oesophageal Transit Study? The oesophagus is the tube connecting the mouth to the stomach. This test assesses how well food passes

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• Digestive system
• Organs
• Stomach
• Swallowing
• Medicine
• Anatomy
• Biology
• Abdomen

Medical Imaging patient information Ultrasound Tendons, Ligaments, Muscles and Hernias What is an Ultrasound of Tendons, Ligaments, Muscles and Hernias? Ultrasound is a sound wave with a frequency much higher than human

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• Ultrasound
• Sonographer
• Ultrasonic sensor
• Medicine
• Medical ultrasound
• Medical ultrasonography

Medical Imaging Patient Information Interventional Radiology Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) Filter Insertion IVC filter is a device, which sits inside one of the big blood vessels in your abdomen called the inferior vena cava.

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• Inferior vena cava filter
• Port
• Inferior vena cava
• Urinary retention
• Medicine
• Interventional radiology
• Catheters

Medical Imaging Patient Information Interventional Radiology Liver Biopsy Your doctor has asked that you have a liver biopsy performed with us. This is because your doctor wants a small sample of tissue taken so it can b

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• Liver
• Interventional radiology
• Radiology
• Fine-needle aspiration
• Renal biopsy
• Medicine
• Biopsy
• Liver biopsy

Medical Imaging Patient Information Interventional Radiology Drainage of Ascites Your doctor has requested that we perform drainage of ascitic fluid, which has collected in your abdominal cavity. This procedure is done f

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• Paracentesis
• Medicine
• Ascites
• Medical imaging

Medical Imaging patient information Screening: Lumbar Puncture – Intrathecal Methotrexate Injection What is this procedure? A lumbar puncture is a procedure used to withdraw cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from the spinal ca

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• Lumbar puncture
• Dosage forms
• Cerebrospinal fluid
• Spinal cord
• Intrathecal
• Radionuclide cisternogram
• Medicine
• Nervous system
• Anatomy

Medical Imaging patient information General screening procedure Shoulder Arthrogram/Hydrodilatation What is a Shoulder Arthrogram? A Shoulder Arthrogram is a radiographic examination of the capsule surrounding the should

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• Shoulder
• Arthrogram
• Hydrodilatation
• Radiocontrast agent
• Medical imaging
• Radiology
• Shoulder problem
• Medicine
• Medical physics
• Projectional radiography