Faculty and technical staff are also helping to develop new instruments to use with the endoscopes, and have an experimental laboratory to test the new equipment to make sure that it is safe before applying the benefits to patients. These images are assembled in a computer into a three- dimensional picture that can display organs, bones, and tissues in great detail. Do not eat solid food for three hours prior to the exam. You may drink clear liquids during this time. Routine medications may also be taken.
Contrast is a liquid that improves the visibility of structures within the body.
You will lie on the table and be slowly moved into the large opening as a series of pictures are taken. We ask that you lie very still and follow the instructions of the technologist while the scan is being performed. There is no pain. The exam will take between fifteen minutes and an hour from the time you lie on the CT table. As soon as the exam is over.