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How do you prepare for a pelvic CT scan?

Prepare for your pelvic CT scan by wearing comfortable clothing. You can’t wear metal while receiving your scan, so you’ll need to remove your belt and any jewelry. You may want to leave valuable jewelry at home.

Some CT scans require a contrast dye, and you may be asked to drink a solution, or you’ll receive an IV containing the contrast. The dye helps highlight areas of the body being examined by the scan by showing up white on the images, better emphasizing your blood vessels and organs. If contrast material is necessary, you may need to abstain from eating or drinking for several hours before your CT scan.

Your CT scan typically takes anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes, and you’ll be lying on a table the entire time. The table will move into the CT scanner to capture the series of images. The technician will tell you to hold your breath for short periods, about 10 to 15 seconds, during the scans so they can get clear images.

* Savings estimate based on a study of more than 1 billion claims comparing self-pay (or cash pay) prices of a frequency-weighted market basket of procedures to insurer-negotiated rates for the same. Claims were collected between July 2017 and July 2019. R.Lawrence Van Horn, Arthur Laffer, Robert L.Metcalf. 2019. The Transformative Potential for Price Transparency in Healthcare: Benefits for Consumers and Providers. Health Management Policy and Innovation, Volume 4, Issue 3.

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