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