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Bone Mineral Density (BMD)

Bone Mineral Density (BMD)

Bone Mineral Density (BMD)

30 MINUTES


  • Refrain from taking calcium supplements, and/or vitamins that contain calcium, on the day of your appointment.
  • Refrain from taking Vitamin D supplements on the day of your appointment.
  • Wear a plain, light cotton shirt, without buttons or a collar. Preferably no bra (or wear a plain sports bra without metal or plastic clasps).
  • Elastic waist pants or shorts (leggings or light sweatpants), without metal eyelets or ties. 

Ultrasound

Bone Mineral Density (BMD)

Bone Mineral Density (BMD)

Abdomen

30-40 MINUTES

  •  Do NOT eat or drink starting at midnight the day of your exam.
  • No coffee, chewing gum, or smoking before your exam.
  • Take your usual medication with a small amount of water.


Abdomen/Pelvic

45 MINUTES - 1 HOUR

  •  Do NOT eat starting at midnight the day of your exam. 
  • No coffee, chewing gum, or smoking before your exam. 
  • Drink 1-L of water at least 1 hour BEFORE your scheduled exam. 
  • A full bladder is required.
  • A transvaginal (internal) exam is included in ALL female patient appointments (unless contradicted). 
  • Take your usual medication with water. 


Female Pelvic/Tranvaginal

30-40 MINUTES

  • Drink 1-L of water at least 1 hour BEFORE your scheduled exam. 
  • A full bladder is required. 
  • A transvaginal (internal) exam is included in ALL female patient appointments (unless contradicted). 
  • Take your usual medication with water. 


Male Pelvic

30 MINUTES

  • Drink 1-L of water at least 1 hour BEFORE your scheduled exam. 
  • A full bladder is required.
  • Take your usual medication with water. 


Thyroid/Testes/Groin/MSK/ Vascular/Lumps and Bumps:

30-40 MINUTES 

  • No preparations required. 
  • Please ensure the area of concern is easily accessible. 


Obstetric (OB)

30 MINUTES - 1 HOUR

  • Drink 1-L of water at least 1 hour BEFORE your scheduled exam. 
  • A full bladder is required. 
  • Take your usual medication with water.
  • Please note, some exams may require a transvaginal (internal) exam.


*NOTE: Patients who are 

30+ weeks are only required to drink 0.5-L of water at least 1 hour before the scheduled exam time.


Types of Obstetric Exams

  1. Dating (8 weeks+)
  2. First Trimester Screening - IPS/eFTS/Nuchal Translucency (11w2d-13w3d)
  3. Morphology/Anatomy Scan (18-20 weeks)
  4. Growth/Biophysical Profile/Presentation (30 weeks+)
  5. Other: viability, cervical length, doppler... etc.

X-Ray

Bone Mineral Density (BMD)

X-Ray

15-30 MINUTES


Chest/Ribs

  • Wear a plain, light cotton shirt, without buttons or a collar. 
  • Preferably no bra* (or wear a plain sports bra without metal or plastic clasps).
  • Remove necklace 


Abdomen

  • Wear a plain, light cotton shirt, without buttons or a collar. 
  • Preferably no bra* (or wear a plain sports bra without metal or plastic clasps). 
  • Elastic waist pants or shorts (leggings or light sweatpants), without metal eyelets or ties 


Cervical Spine

  • Wear a plain, light cotton shirt, without a collar or buttons.
  • Bra can stay on. 
  • Remove earrings and necklace. 
  • Hair must be dry and secured to top of head. 


Thoracic Spine

  • Wear a plain, light cotton shirt, without buttons or collar. 
  • Preferably no bra* (or wear plain sports bra without metal or plastic clasps).  


Lumbar Spine

  • Wear a plain, light cotton shirt, without buttons or collar.
  • Preferably no bra* (or wear plain sports bra without metal or plastic clasps).
  • Elastic waist pants or shorts (leggings or light sweatpants), without metal eyelets or ties 


Pelvis/Hip/Femur

  • Elastic waist pants or shorts (leggings or light sweatpants), without metal eyelets or ties 


Knee

  • Wear shorts, or pants that can pull up to mid-thigh.
  • No jeans.


Tibia-Fibula

  • Easily removable sock and shoe. 
  • Shorts or pants that can pull above knee joint. 


Foot/Ankle

  • Easily removable sock and shoe. 


Shoulder/Humerus

  • Wear a plain, light cotton shirt, without buttons or collar. 
  • Preferably no bra* (or wear plain sports bra without metal or plastic clasps).
  • Remove necklace. 
  • Hair secured to top of head. 


Hand/Wrist/Forearm

  • Remove jewelry. 


Elbow

  • Wear a t-shirt, or sleeve that can pull up to mid-humerus. 


Skull, Mandible, etc

  • Remove earrings, necklaces. 
  • Hair MUST be dry and long hair left down, no hair ties or pins. 


Sinuses

  • Earrings can stay on. 
  • Hair MUST be dry and long hair left down, no hair ties or pin

Embrun Medical Imaging

869 Notre Dame Street, Embrun, Ontario K0A 1W1, Canada

Phone: 613-443-2095   Email: info@embrunimaging.ca   Fax: 613-443-5625 

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Before You Visit...

Please view the 'CALENDAR UPDATE' section on our HOME page prior to walking in for X-RAY. 

You will find updates/closures listed there.


BONE MINERAL DENSITY SCAN (BMD) AND ULTRASOUND are by appointment ONLY.

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