Please report to Admitting 15 minutes before your scheduled exam time.
PREP: None
PURPOSE: A CT Scan is done to study the sinuses for signs of inflammation, tumors, polyps, or other disease.
WHAT TO EXPECT: You will be positioned on a special movable table, called a couch, with your head inside the opening of the CT scanner (usually donut shaped). You will be lying on your stomach with your chin extended out on a special holder. During the procedure, the couch advances you slowly through the opening in the scanner. You will need to lie very still during the entire test.
TIME FRAME: 5-10 minutes
POSSIBLE COMPLICATIONS: None
IF YOU ARE PREGNANT, INFORM THE TECHNOLOGIST BEFORE THE EXAM.
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