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Patient Information Leaflets
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Breastfeeding advice for mothers having a nuclear medicine test
This leaflet gives important advice for breastfeeding mothers having a nuclear medicine test.
Breastfeeding after scans
If you have a suspected pulmonary embolism (lung blood clot), you may be sent for imaging. Depending on the type of scan, you may need to temporarily stop breastfeeding afterwards. Our staff can support you to express during this time.
Cardiac CT scan (CTCA)
Information on having a heart CT / computerised tomography coronary angiography (CTCA) scan
Coil (IUD) retrieval
Explains what to expect when you come into hospital to have your contraceptive coil removed
Colonic stent insertion aftercare advice
Advice following a procedure to insert a metal tube into the colon at the point of blockage to relieve an obstruction
CT colon scan (long preparation)
What happens during a CT colon examination in the Radiology (X-ray) Department at the Royal Berkshire Hospital
CT colonography or virtual colonoscopy
Explains what happens when a CT scanner produces 2- and 3-dimensional images of the whole of the colon (large bowel) and rectum (back passage) to look for polyps (fleshy growths) or signs of cancer
CT colonography aftercare
Wat to expect after a CT colonography (scan of your bowel) in the Radiology (X-ray) Department at the Royal Berkshire Hospital
CT guided biopsy of the abdomen
Tells you about the procedure “CT guided biopsy of the abdomen (tummy)”
CT guided lung biopsy
What a CT guided lung biopsy is, what happens during the procedure and what the possible risks are
CT myelogram
Explains what happens during a CT myelogram (spinal cord) examination in the Radiology (X-ray) Department at the Royal Berkshire Hospital
CT or ultrasound guided percutaneous liver biopsy
What to expect during a “CT or ultrasound guided percutaneous liver biopsy”
CT or ultrasound guided percutaneous liver biopsy (inpatients)
Tells you about the procedure “CT or ultrasound guided percutaneous liver biopsy”
CT scan (adults)
Gives general information about having a CT scan
CT scan as part of the Suspected CANcer (SCAN) Pathway
For patients referred for a CT scan of chest, abdomen and pelvis on the SCAN pathway to investigate non-specific, yet concerning, symptoms
CT scan for a CAPD leak
For patients with problems with CAPD (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - explains what happens during a CT scan for a CAPD leak in the Radiology (X-ray) Department at the Royal Berkshire Hospital
CT scan with therapeutic injection
What happens during a CT scan with therapeutic injection in the Radiology (X-ray) Department at the Royal Berkshire Hospital
Cyst sclerosis
What cyst sclerosis is, what happens during the procedure and what the possible risks are.
Cystogram
What to expect when you come into hospital for a cystogram – an examination of your bladder
Discogram
What to expect during a discogram (test to diagnose intervertebral disc problems)