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Facility | City | Type |
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Envision Imaging of Frisco | Frisco | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Envision Imaging of North Arlington | Arlington | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Envision Imaging of Hunters Row | Mansfield | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Envision Imaging of Las Colinas | Irving | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Envision Imaging of McKinney | McKinney | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Envision Imaging of Plano | Plano | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Envision Imaging of North Fort Worth | Fort Worth | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Envison Imaging of Hulen | Fort Worth | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Envision Imaging of Bedford | Bedford | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Envision Imaging of South Arlington | Arlington | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Envision Imaging of Allen | Allen | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Envision Imaging of Dallas | Dallas | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Envison Imaging at Southlake | Southlake | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Envison Imaging at Pennsylvania | Fort Worth | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Envision Imaging of Desoto | Dallas | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Envision Imaging of Cleburne | Cleburne | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Envison Imaging at Camp Bowie | Fort Worth | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Presbyterian Hospital of Denton | Denton | Acute Care Hospital |
Healthtexas Provider Network - Imaging | Dallas | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Centennial Medical Center | Frisco | Acute Care Hospital |
Grapevine Imaging and Pain | Grapevine | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Mckinney Open MRI | Mckinney | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Presbyterian Hospital of Greenville | Greenville | Acute Care Hospital |
Presbyterian Hospital of Allen | Allen | Acute Care Hospital |
Las Colinas Open MRI | Irving | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Baylor Jack and Jane Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hosp | Dallas | Acute Care Hospital |
Metro Imaging Center | Grand Prairie | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
University Hospital- Zale Lipshy | Dallas | Acute Care Hospital |
The Medical Center of Mesquite | Mesquite | Acute Care Hospital |
Denton Regional Medical Center | Denton | Acute Care Hospital |
Touchstone Imaging Richardson | Richardson | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Irving Coppell Surgical Hospital | Irving | Acute Care Hospital |
Open Imaging of Rockwall | Rockwall | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Renaissance Hospital - Dallas | Dallas | Acute Care Hospital |
Eclipse Medical Imaging | North Richland Hills | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Cook Children's Medical Center | Fort Worth | Childrens Hospital |
U S Radiology Partners of Texas | Coppell | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth | Fort Worth | Acute Care Hospital |
Prestonwood Imaging Center | Plano | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Texas Health Care | Fort Worth | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Dfw Open MRI | Dallas | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Villiage Imaging Center | Plano | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Medical Centre Surgical Hospital | Fort Worth | Acute Care Hospital |
Medical Center of Arlington | Arlington | Acute Care Hospital |
Texas Diagnostics and Surgery | Plano | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Harris Methodist Northwest Hospital | Azle | Acute Care Hospital |
Touchstone Imaging Richardson | Richardson | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Baylor Medical Center at Waxahachie | Waxahachie | Acute Care Hospital |
Touchstone Imaging Downtown Fort Worth | Fort Worth | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Our Children's House at Baylor | Dallas | Childrens Hospital |
Medical City Hospital | Dallas | Acute Care Hospital |
Methodist Dallas Medical Center | Dallas | Acute Care Hospital |
PET CT Center of Richardson | Richardson | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Touchstone Imaging North Dallas | Dallas | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Regency Hospital of North Dallas | Carrollton | Acute Care Hospital |
Richardson Regional Medical Center | Richardson | Acute Care Hospital |
Touchstone Imaging Arlington | Arlington | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Baylor Scott and White The Heart Hospital Denton | Denton | Acute Care Hospital |
Medical Center of Mckinney | Mckinney | Acute Care Hospital |
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas | Dallas | Acute Care Hospital |
Advanced Medical Imaging - Plano | Plano | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Harris Methodist HEB Hospital | Bedford | Acute Care Hospital |
Touchstone Imaging McKinney | McKinney | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Southwest Diagnostic Imaging Center | Dallas | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Presbyterian Hospital of Kaufman | Kaufman | Acute Care Hospital |
Willowbend Diagnostic Imaging | Plano | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
USMD Hospital at Arlington | Arlington | Acute Care Hospital |
Wise Regional Health System - East Campus | Decatur | Acute Care Hospital |
Doctors Hospital of Dallas | Dallas | Acute Care Hospital |
Baylor Medical Center at Irving | Irving | Acute Care Hospital |
Diagnostic Pavilion | Fort Worth | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Outpatient Diag Center at Hunters Row | Mansfield | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Touchstone Imaging Mesquite | Mesquite | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Medical Center of Plano | Plano | Acute Care Hospital |
Baylor Regional Medical Center at Grapevine | Grapevine | Acute Care Hospital |
Physicians Stand Up MRI | Hurst | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Children's Medical Center Dallas | Dallas | Childrens Hospital |
Preferred Imaging of Garland, Ltd. | Richardson | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Baylor Medical Center at Trophy Club | Trophy Club | Acute Care Hospital |
RHD Memorial Medical Center | Dallas | Acute Care Hospital |
Baylor All Saints Medical Center at Fort Worth | Fort Worth | Acute Care Hospital |
Radiology Assoicates of Tarrant County | Fort Worth | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Baylor Medical Center at Garland | Garland | Acute Care Hospital |
Gateway Diagnostic Imaging | North Richland Hills | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Huguley Memorial Medical Center | Burleson | Acute Care Hospital |
Harris Methodist Walls Regional Hospital | Cleburne | Acute Care Hospital |
Medical Center at Lancaster | Lancaster | Acute Care Hospital |
John Peter Smith Hospital | Fort Worth | Acute Care Hospital |
Apex Ultra MRI GP | Dallas | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Touchstone Imaging Flower Mound | Flower Mound | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Weatherford Regional Medical Center | Weatherford | Acute Care Hospital |
Ennis Regional Medical Center | Ennis | Acute Care Hospital |
Presbyterian Plano Center for Diagnostic and Surgery | Plano | Acute Care Hospital |
Baylor Medical Center at Frisco | Frisco | Acute Care Hospital |
Arlington Memorial Hospital | Arlington | Acute Care Hospital |
Mary Shiels Hospital | Dallas | Acute Care Hospital |
Lake Pointe Medical Center | Rowlett | Acute Care Hospital |
Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas | Dallas | Acute Care Hospital |
JPS Diagnostic and Surgery Hospital of Arlington | Arlington | Acute Care Hospital |
Prime Diagnostic Imaging of Ennis | Ennis | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Wesley Imaging Center | Greenville | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Touchstone Imaging Denton | Denton | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Las Colinas Medical Center | Irving | Acute Care Hospital |
Trinity Medical Center | Carrollton | Acute Care Hospital |
Harris Methodist Southwest Hospital | Fort Worth | Acute Care Hospital |
Southwest Diagnostic Center for Molecular Imaging | Dallas | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
RAMIC Medical Imaging | Fort Worth | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
TDI Molecular Imaging | Fort Worth | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Plaza Medical Center of Fort Worth | Fort Worth | Acute Care Hospital |
Regency Hospital of Fort Worth | Fort Worth | Acute Care Hospital |
Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano | Plano | Acute Care Hospital |
North Hills Hospital | North Richland Hills | Acute Care Hospital |
Healthsouth Medical Center of Dallas | Dallas | Acute Care Hospital |
Presbyterian Hospital of Plano | Plano | Acute Care Hospital |
Touchstone Imaging Plano | Plano | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Socios Imagining | Lewisville | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Preferred Open MRI, Ltd. | Rowlett | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Presbyterian Hospital of Commerce | Commerce | Critical Access (Rural) Hospital |
Mesquite Community Hospital | Mesquite | Acute Care Hospital |
Southwest Imaging and Interventional Specilasits | Frisco | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Metropolitan Radiology | Dallas | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Renaissance Hospital - Terrell | Terrell | Acute Care Hospital |
Rca Advanced Imaging | Desota | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Parkland Health and Hospital System | Dallas | Acute Care Hospital |
Methodist Charlton Medical Center | Dallas | Acute Care Hospital |
Medical Center of Lewisville | Lewisville | Acute Care Hospital |
Vista Hospital of Dallas | Garland | Acute Care Hospital |
Blue Star Imaging | Irving | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Ft. Worth MRI Group | Fort Worth | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
University Hospital- St.Paul | Dallas | Acute Care Hospital |
Texas Health Care | Arlington | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
CT Scan Introduction
CT scans (CAT Scan) use special x-ray equipment to produce multiple pictures of the inside of the body. Software joins the pictures together in cross-sectional views for detailed examination. CT scans can be used to view internal organs, bone, soft tissue and blood vessels. These scans provide greater clarity than conventional x-ray exams. Often a special dye, called contrast, may be ingested to further enhance the scan images and the various structural relationships of the areas of interest. so that specific areas inside the body are highlighted. CT scans are often used to defining the structural relationships of the spin, the spinal cord, and its nerves. CT scans are also used in the chest to identify tumors, cysts, or infections that may be suspected on a chest x-ray. CT scans of the abdomen are extremely helpful in defining body organ anatomy, including visualizing the liver, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen, aorta, kidneys, uterus, and ovaries. CT scans in this area are used to verify the presence or absence of tumor, infection, abnormal anatomy, or changes of the body from trauma.
CT Scan Patient Preparation
Most facilities recommend that you limit eating and drinking prior to your CT scan. Try to reduce the amount of caffeine or sugar you consumer the day prior to your CT scan. Do not take liquid pills the morning of your exam. Other medications may be taken with water. Bring a list of all your medications with you for review by the facility. Wear loose and comfortable clothing, although depending upon the test some patients may be asked to change into a hospital gown for the examination. Do not take liquid pills the morning of your exam. Other medications may be taken with water. Bring a list of all your medications with you for review by the facility.
What to expect during and after a CAT Scan
The overall preparation and CT scan testing visit will take approximately 2 hours. Wear comfortable cloths. You may be required to change into a gown. Once you arrive at the CT scan facility you may receive a contrast agent (a liquid that enhances imaging of certain organs or blood vessels). Depending upon the type of CT scan the contrast agent may be administered orally, intravenously, or as an enema. The contrast agent will take about 45 minutes to properly distribute throughout your body. At the time of the procedure you will be asked to remove any clothing, jewelry, or other objects that might interfere with the procedure which include dentures, eyeglasses, metal zippers and buttons. Upon entering the testing room you will be asked to lay down on the scanner bed. It is important that you lay still during the scan. If it is painful to lay flat and still on your back make sure you bring some form of pain medication. Make sure you tell the doctor or technician that you plan to take pain medication prior to having the test performed.
Once the procedure is complete, you will be asked to wait until the technologist determines that the images are of high enough quality for the radiologist to read. Your CT scan will be interpreted by a trained radiologist and results are typically sent to the referring physician within 24-48 hours.
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