PROCEDURE

 

 

DETAILS

 

PREPARATION REQUIRED

XRAY

GENERAL

 

NONE

OPG/CEPH

TEETH & JAWS

NONE

ULTRASOUND

OBSTETRIC

12 WEEKS  Go to Information on your pregnancy scans

18 WEEKS  Go to Information on your pregnancy scans

MORE THAN 18 WEEKS

1 GLASS OF WATER ONE HOUR PRIOR & HOLD

PELVIC

INTERNAL ULTRASOUND MAY BE OFFERED

FULL BLADDER

ABDOMINAL

 

FAST FOR 6 HOURS BEFORE

RENAL

 

FASTING & FULL BLADDER

MUSCULO-SKELETAL

MUSCLES & JOINTS

NONE

NECK, BREAST, TESTES

 

NONE

VASCULAR

BLOOD VESSELS

NONE

3D/4D OBSTETRIC

BABY’S PHOTO

 

2 LITRES OF WATER PER DAY 1 WEEK PRIOR

 

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

HEART

NONE

DEXA

BONE DENSITOMETRY

HIP & LUMBAR SPINE

NONE