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Facility | City | Type |
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Northwestern Memorial Hospital | Chicago | Acute Care Hospital |
National Imaging - Molecular Imaging - Bolingbrook | Bolingbrook | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Silver Cross Hospital and Medical Centers | Joliet | Acute Care Hospital |
Libertyville Imaging Center | Libertyville | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Saint Francis Hospital and Health Center | Blue Island | Acute Care Hospital |
Preferred Open MRI, Ltd | Chicago | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Oak Forest Hospital | Oak Forest | Acute Care Hospital |
Amic Hyde Park Open MRI | Chicago | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Loretto Hospital | Chicago | Acute Care Hospital |
Franciscan Physicians Hospital In Munster | Munster | Acute Care Hospital |
Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital | Evanston | Acute Care Hospital |
Rush University Medical Center | Chicago | Acute Care Hospital |
Provident Hospital of Chicago | Chicago | Acute Care Hospital |
Northwest Health - Porter | Valparaiso | Acute Care Hospital |
Fox Valley Imaging Center, Inc. | Naperville | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Southwest Radiologist Joint Vtr | Oak Lawn | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Loyola Gottlieb Memorial Hospital | Melrose Park | Acute Care Hospital |
Illinois Bone and Joint Institute - Des Plaines | Des Plaines | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Holy Cross Hospital | Chicago | Acute Care Hospital |
Randall Medical Imaging Center | Elgin | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Future Diagnostics Group | New Lenox | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Saint Anthony Hospital | Chicago | Acute Care Hospital |
St Catherine Hospital Inc | East Chicago | Acute Care Hospital |
Advocate South Suburban Hospital | Hazel Crest | Acute Care Hospital |
Community First Medical Center | Chicago | Acute Care Hospital |
Franciscan Health Rensselaer, Inc | Rensselaer | Critical Access (Rural) Hospital |
Northwest Indiana PET/ CT Center | Chesterton | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Vista Medical Center West | Waukegan | Medical Center |
Ann and Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago | Chicago | Childrens Hospital |
Bright Light Medical Imaging | Elk Grove Village | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Prairie Open MRI | Westchester | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center | Chicago | Medical Center |
Health Medical Imaging, LLC | Oak Lawn | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Kenosha Radiology Center | Kenosha | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Southlake MRI and Diagnostic Center | Merrillville | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Rush North Shore Medical Center | Skokie | Medical Center |
MH Imaging - Kenosha | Kenosha | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Osf Little Company of Mary Medical Center | Evergreen Park | Acute Care Hospital |
Sonographic Images | Munster | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Molecular Imaging of Suburban Chicago | Hinsdale | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Molecular Imaging of Wood Dale | Wood Dale | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Midwestern Region Med Center, Inc | Zion | Acute Care Hospital |
Rush Oak Park Hospital | Oak Park | Acute Care Hospital |
Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage Hospital | Winfield | Acute Care Hospital |
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics | Chicago | Acute Care Hospital |
Advanced Imaging Center | Schererville | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Golf Diagnostic Imaging Center | Des Plaines | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Lincoln Park Hospital | Chicago | Acute Care Hospital |
Advocate Trinity Hospital | Chicago | Acute Care Hospital |
National Imaging - Molecular Imaging - Orland Park | Orland Park | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Vista MRI Institute | Gurnee | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Central States Open MRI | Lake In The Hills | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Shriners Hospitals for Children - Chicago | Chicago | Childrens Hospital |
Louis a Weiss Memorial Hospital | Chicago | Acute Care Hospital |
MRI Lincoln Imaging Center | Chicago | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Hinsdale Orthopaedic Imaging Center | New Lenox | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital | Dekalb | Acute Care Hospital |
Advocate Sherman Hospital | Elgin | Acute Care Hospital |
Valley Lo Imaging Co. | Glenview | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Humboldt Park Health | Chicago | Acute Care Hospital |
Morris Hospital and Healthcare Centers | Morris | Acute Care Hospital |
Bloomingdale Open MRI | Bloomingdale | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Salt Creek Medical Imaging | Westmont | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Aurora Medical Center Kenosha | Kenosha | Acute Care Hospital |
Molecular Imaging of Hinsdale | Hinsdale | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
The University of Chicago Medical Center | Chicago | Acute Care Hospital |
Enhanced Medical Imaging of Elgin | Elgin | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
John H Stroger Jr Hospital | Chicago | Acute Care Hospital |
Pinnacle Healthcare | Merrillville | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Larabida Childrens Hospital I | Chicago | Childrens Hospital |
Insight Hospital and Medical Center Chicago | Chicago | Acute Care Hospital |
High Technology, Inc. (Tinley Park) | Tinley Park | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Jackson Park Hospital | Chicago | Acute Care Hospital |
Community Hospital | Munster | Acute Care Hospital |
Corporate Woods Open MRI | Vernon Hills | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Sacred Heart Hospital | Chicago | Acute Care Hospital |
Chicago Ridge Radiology, SC | Chicago Ridge | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Westlake Hospital | Melrose Park | Acute Care Hospital |
MT Sinai Hospital Medical Center | Chicago | Acute Care Hospital |
Adventist LA Grange Memorial Hospital | La Grange | Acute Care Hospital |
Medical Imaging Exablation of Chicago | Northbrook | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Edward Hospital | Naperville | Acute Care Hospital |
Presence Mercy Medical Center | Aurora | Acute Care Hospital |
Alliance Imaging | Crown Point | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital | Barrington | Acute Care Hospital |
Forest Med Surg Center | Justice | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Valley West Community Hospital | Sandwich | Critical Access (Rural) Hospital |
Patwari Medical Corporation | Munster | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Oak Brook X-ray and Imaging | Oak Brook | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Lindenhurst Radiology | Lindenhurst | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Mr Imaging of West Chicago | West Chicago | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Royal Open MRI | Elgin | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center | Chicago | Acute Care Hospital |
Huntley Radiology | Huntley | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
The Neurologic and Orthopedic Insitute of Chicago | Chicago | Acute Care Hospital |
Saint Margaret Mercy - Hammond Campus | Hammond | Acute Care Hospital |
Franciscan Health Crown Point | Crown Point | Acute Care Hospital |
Medical Imaging Center | Hoffman Estates | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Elmhurst Memorial Hospital | Elmhurst | Acute Care Hospital |
Macneal Hospital | Berwyn | Acute Care Hospital |
Oak Park Imaging Services | Oak Park | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Roseland Community Hospital | Chicago | Acute Care Hospital |
Mercy Harvard Hospital | Harvard | Critical Access (Rural) Hospital |
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital | Lake Forest | Acute Care Hospital |
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center | Chicago | Acute Care Hospital |
Lake Shore Open MRI and CT | Chicago | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Macneal Outpatient Imaging | Riverside | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Swedish Hospital | Chicago | Acute Care Hospital |
Advocate Condell Medical Center | Libertyville | Acute Care Hospital |
Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center | Joliet | Acute Care Hospital |
Palos Community Hospital | Palos Heights | Acute Care Hospital |
Midwest Imaging and Diagnostic, Inc | Oak Lawn | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Advanced Diagnostics | Chicago | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Northwest Corporate Imaging Center | Hoffman Estates | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Parkview Musculoskeletal Institute | Joliet | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Preferred Open MRI | Chicago | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Parkview Musculoskeletal Institute | Palos Heights | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Copley Memorial Hospital | Aurora | Acute Care Hospital |
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Community Hospital | Geneva | Acute Care Hospital |
Parkside Imaging | Park Ridge | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Franciscan Health Dyer | Dyer | Acute Care Hospital |
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin - Kenosha | Kenosha | Childrens Hospital |
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Elgin | Elgin | Acute Care Hospital |
Presence Saint Francis Hospital | Evanston | Acute Care Hospital |
Logan Square MRI | Chicago | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
St Alexius Medical Center | Hoffman Estates | Acute Care Hospital |
Methodist Hospital of Chicago | Chicago | Acute Care Hospital |
Amita Health Resurrection Medical Center | Chicago | Acute Care Hospital |
Advocate Christ Hospital and Medical Center | Oak Lawn | Acute Care Hospital |
Edgebrook Radiology | Chicago | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
South Shore Hospital | Chicago | Acute Care Hospital |
Franciscan Health Olympia and Chicago Heights | Olympia Fields | Acute Care Hospital |
Future Diagnostics Group | Joliet | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Mchenry Radiologists and Imaging Assoc | Mchenry | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Adventist Hinsdale Hospital | Hinsdale | Acute Care Hospital |
Northwestern Medical Imaging | Munster | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Loyola University Medical Center | Maywood | Acute Care Hospital |
West Suburban Medical Center | Oak Park | Acute Care Hospital |
Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center | Chicago | Medical Center |
Midwest Center for Advanced Imaging | Naperville | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Community Imaging | Wheaton | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
High Technology, Inc. (Palos | Palos Heights | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Imed Glenview | Glenview | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
MRI Lincoln Imaging Center | Chicago | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Vista Medical Center East | Waukegan | Acute Care Hospital |
Ingalls Memorial Hospital | Harvey | Acute Care Hospital |
High Definition MRI | Elmhurst | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks | Glendale Heights | Acute Care Hospital |
Thorek Memorial Hospital | Chicago | Acute Care Hospital |
Centegra Memorial Medical Center | Woodstock | Medical Center |
Northwestern Medicine Mchenry | Mchenry | Acute Care Hospital |
Holy Family Medical Center | Des Plaines | Medical Center |
Center for Diagnostic Imaging | Geneva | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Northwest Community Hospital 1 | Arlington Heights | Acute Care Hospital |
Bright Light Medical Imaging | Bedford Park | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Vertical Plus MRI of America | Hazel Crest | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Alexian Brothers Medical Center 1 | Elk Grove Village | Acute Care Hospital |
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago | Chicago | Acute Care Hospital |
Community Imaging | Bellwood | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Resurrection Open MRI and Imaging Center | Chicago | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
St Mary Medical Center Inc | Hobart | Acute Care Hospital |
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital | Downers Grove | Acute Care Hospital |
Froedtert South Inc. | Kenosha | Acute Care Hospital |
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital | Park Ridge | Acute Care Hospital |
Bright Light Medical Imaging | Melrose Park | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
St Bernard Hospital | Chicago | Acute Care Hospital |
Methodist Hospitals Inc | Gary | Acute Care Hospital |
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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