Instructions and Information for Procedures / Tests
Please Note - What you see here is for information purposes only. While physicians have been consulted on this information, your specific condition may require additional instructions. ALWAYS consult with your physician to obtain specific information about the procedure or the instructions for your procedure.
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Procedure Name: Gallium 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
- List of current medications along with the dosages and times taken, including over-the-counter drugs and herbals
- 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 x-ray procedures with contrast media, no Nuclear Medicine Procedures, no CAT scans or MRI's with contrast 1 week prior to scan.
- Wear comfortable clothing without buttons, zippers or snaps, if possible or you will have to change into a hospital gown prior to the test.
- Please inform the technologist if you have had previous fractures or any metal implanted near the areas to be imaged (i.e. hip replacements, metal rods in the spine, staples from abdominal surgery.
- Please read the Procedure Information for additional instructions and information.
- Please follow any other specific instructions given to you by your doctor.
Procedure Information:
Initial scan time takes approximately 30 minutes. However, you may have to have additional scans over the next 24 to 72 hours at the discretion of the Radiologist.
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.