Instructions and Information for Procedures / Tests
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Procedure Name: 3 Phase Bone Scan
Department Responsible for performing Procedure:
Nuclear Medicine
Department Contact Information:
(770) 909-2639
Where to Report:
Please enter at the Outpatient Entrance and go to Outpatient Registration 45 minutes prior to your scheduled procedure. You will be directed to the Radiology Department.
What to Bring:
- Physician Order
- Any forms from your physician relating to this visit
- Your insurance / Medicaid / Medicare card
- Driver's License / Photo Identification
- All of your medications OR a listing of all medications along with the dose, how often you take it, and the last time you took it
- A list of all of your allergies
- Please check with your insurance carrier for any authorization requirements.
- Any films or reports from relevant studies not performed at Southern Regional.
Patient Instructions:
- No Barium for 3-4 days prior to scan.
- If you are scheduled for a Liver and Bone combination, please have liver scan first and wait 48 hours before having bone scan.
- You may eat and you must drink fluids from the time of injection to time of imaging (you may leave and come back).
- Please bring any outside x-rays with you.
- Please read the Procedure Information for additional instructions and information.
Procedure Information:
Total time approximately 4 hours. 3 Phase Bone Scans are same as a Bone Scan, except pictures are taken while patient is being injected. In some cases, patients are asked to return the next day for a delayed image.
Additional Information:
Waiting Room for family is located in the Radiology Department. You will be asked a series of questions regarding your medical history. Please notify the technologist if you are or think you could be pregnant prior to the test.