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Ensure you bring the Referral that your doctor gave you.

Please bring any other test Results you may have.

Ensure you bring your Medicare Card, Health Care Card, Pension Card with you.

We endeavour to start your scan at your designated appointment time.

Delays can occur when:

• Unforeseen difficulties arise with particular studies

• Technical malfunctions occur

• Delays in patient arrivals.

Patient scheduling:

• If a patient has come after you and is taken in first, this means:

  • Their specific equipment is available for their particular test.

  • They are returning for their second part of their test.

  • Your equipment has been held up with technical difficulties.

• As soon as your specific equipment becomes available, you will be ushered in.

• Remember that only certain equipment can perform your particular study.

• We always try to start your scan at your designated appointment time.

Please follow any instructions that may have been given to you e.g. fast from midnight, hydrate prior your test, arrive with a full-bladder, etc...

Inform staff if you are pregnant or breast-feeding.

Inform staff if you are attempting to become pregnant.

Advise staff if you are allergic to anything.

Please advise staff if you are claustrophobic or have a phobia of needles.

Most studies require a small injection of a radioisotope.

Some studies require you to swallow or eat something.

There are no side effects to our injections.

Some studies are done in two or three parts; so be cautious not to overbook your day with other procedures or tests.

Results:

• If you are seeing your doctor within 2 days, then the results will be given to you at the end of your test (allow 60 - 90 minutes).

• If you are seeing your doctor within a week or two, then the results will be sent by Post (or courier) to your referring doctor (allow 2 - 3 days).

Parking:

• 1 - 2 hour metered Off-Street parking is available.

• Underground Parking is available.

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