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Order Radiology Exams
Thank you for choosing Virginia Mason for your diagnostic imaging needs. Our goal is to provide convenience, quality and extraordinary service to both you and your patients. We are looking forward to working with your team. To schedule a patient for a diagnostic imaging exam, please follow these steps:
- Print the diagnostic imaging request form.
- Complete the request form.
- Fax a cover sheet with your letterhead and the diagnostic imaging request form to the location where you would like to schedule the exam.
- Call the Virginia Mason Radiology Department to schedule a date and time for the exam (see diagnostic imaging request form for phone numbers).
- Print the appropriate patient instructions, write the appointment date and time at the top of the printout, and give to the patient to ensure they arrive prepared for their exam.
Patient Instructions/Planners for Radiology Exams
CT Scan
- Standard Instructions
- Instructions for Patients who are Allergic to IV Contrast
- Instructions for Patients with an Elevated Creatinine Level
- Coronary Artery Angiogram
MRI
- Standard Instructions
- Instructions for Patients Receiving Moderate Sedation (Moderate sedation is available at Virginia Mason Hospital & Seattle Medical Center only and must be pre-arranged.)
- Outpatient MRI Screening Form
Mammography
Fluoroscopy
Nuclear Medicine
- Low Iodine Diet
- Bone Density Scan
- Bone Scan
- Renal Captopril Study
- Cardiac Perfusion Study
- Gastric Empty Study
- Hepatobiliary Scan
- Hydration Study
- MIBG Study
- No Special Prep Scan
- Nothing by Mouth for Four Hours Scan
- OctreoScan Study
- Pet Scan
- ProstaScint Study
- PY-Test
- Renal Flow and Function Study
- Thyroid Scan with Thyrogen
- Thyroid Scan with Withdrawal
- Nothing by Mouth for Two Hours
Interventional Radiology
- Endovascular Coiling of Cerebral Aneurysms
- Diagnostic Angiogram
- Fluid Collection Drain Tube Care
- Gastrostomy Tube Instructions
- Gold Bead Marker Placement(gold fiducial markers)
- Gold Marker Placement
- Mucomyst Post Exam Medication Planner
- Mucomyst Pre-Medication Planner
- Image Guided Liver Biopsy (informational)
- Image Guided Liver Biopsy Planner
- Lung Biopsy
- Angioplasty Stent (informational)
- Carotid Angiogram with Stent
- Myelogram (informational)
- Myelogram Instructions
- Renal Biopsy
- Radio Frequency Ablation
- Sclerotherapy
- CT Scan and Tube Check
- Vertebroplasty (informational)
- Vertebroplasty Planner