Patient instructions laboratories and imaging

This page contains patient instructions for laboratory and imaging examinations.

Laboratories

X-ray

General radiographic examination(pdf 123.7 KB) Urinary tract radiography, follow-up examination(pdf 152.14 KB) X-ray examinations of the teeth and jaws(pdf 146.8 KB) X-ray of the dentition or jaws in Park Hospital(pdf 128.04 KB)

Colonography for a child in New Childrens Hospital(pdf 106.48 KB) Colonography in South Karelia Central Hospital(pdf 166.61 KB) Defecography for a child in New Children's Hospital(pdf 130.39 KB) Defecography in Hyvinkää hospital(pdf 148.14 KB) Defecography in South Karelia Central Hospital(pdf 156.26 KB) Gastrointestinal transit time(pdf 161.01 KB) Home-care instructions for a PTC drain(pdf 197.85 KB) Imaging of a childs H-type tracheo-esofageal fistula with contrast medium in New Childrens Hospital(pdf 121.86 KB) Imaging of a childs rectum with contrast medium in New Childrens Hospital(pdf 105.12 KB) Imaging of a childs rectum with contrast medium in South Karelia Central Hospital(pdf 105.44 KB) Imaging of a childs small intestine with contrast medium in New Childrens Hospital(pdf 120.95 KB) Imaging of a fistula with contrast medium(pdf 145.33 KB) Imaging of the bladder with contrast medium for a child in New Childrens Hospital(pdf 144.75 KB) Imaging of the bladder with contrast medium for a child in South Karelia Central Hospital(pdf 145.1 KB) Imaging of the esophagus and pharynx with contrast medium(pdf 147.02 KB) Imaging of the urinary bladder and urethra with contrast medium(pdf 143.8 KB) Inserting a catheter into the kidney(pdf 160.89 KB) Replacing a kidney catheter(pdf 147.62 KB) Swallowing examination(pdf 144.13 KB) Swallowing examination for a child in New Childrens Hospital(pdf 120.48 KB)

If you cannot find instructions for your specific examination in the MRI patient instructions, follow the general MRI instructions ("Magnetic resonance imaging").

MRI safety questionnaire

MRI safety questionnaire(pdf 152.66 KB)

Patients instructions

Breast ductography(pdf 146.99 KB) Mammography(pdf 106.08 KB) Marking of a breast change with a radioactive seed(pdf 72.43 KB) Marking of a breast duct with contrast dye(pdf 141.56 KB) Removal of a breast change in an X-ray unit(pdf 151.69 KB) Ultrasound examination of the breasts and possible procedure(pdf 146.29 KB)

A plain CT examination of the urinary tract due to pain in the flank(pdf 145.63 KB) Collection of needle samples under CT guidance(pdf 152.31 KB) Computed tomography of the brain or the skull(pdf 148.24 KB) Computed tomography of the face or the neck(pdf 148.45 KB) Computer tomography of the joint with contrast injection(pdf 148.95 KB) Cone beam scan of a joint(pdf 148.65 KB) Cryotherapy at X-ray unit(pdf 148.58 KB) CT coronary angiography(pdf 157.81 KB) CT examination of the chest(pdf 143.53 KB) CT examination of the small intestine(pdf 133.58 KB) CT myelogram(pdf 159.41 KB) CT of the body(pdf 145.49 KB) CT of the urinary tract(pdf 150.21 KB) CT scan of a surgical seam in the rectum with contrast agent(pdf 146.32 KB) CT scan of brain and neck vessels(pdf 148.64 KB) CT scan of the blood vessels in the body or the limbs(pdf 146.07 KB) CT-guided injection or local anesthesia(pdf 145.2 KB) Musculoskeletal CT examination(pdf 144.02 KB)

Abdominal ultrasound examination - children(pdf 140.58 KB) Hip joint ultrasound examination - children(pdf 138.72 KB) Lower abdominal ultrasound - children(pdf 139.45 KB) Neck ultrasound - children(pdf 138.7 KB) Scrotal ultrasound - children(pdf 138.17 KB) Spinal ultrasound - children(pdf 118.97 KB) Ultrasound examination of the brain - children(pdf 138.59 KB) Upper abdominal ultrasound - children(pdf 139.81 KB) Urinary tract ultrasound - children(pdf 139.38 KB)

Balloon dilation or insertion of a stent(pdf 148.08 KB) Contrast examination of the arteries(pdf 148.85 KB) Contrast examination of the veins(pdf 146.04 KB) Embolisation of a varicocele(pdf 146.57 KB) Embolisation of arteriovenous malformation (AVM)(pdf 150.14 KB) Outpatient arteriography(pdf 148.68 KB) Sclerotherapy for lymphatic malformation(pdf 147.05 KB) Sclerotherapy for venous malformations(pdf 147.54 KB)

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Tuusula X-ray unit

In the Tuusula X-ray unit, we perform plain X-ray examinations without an appointment.

Tuusula X-ray unit

In the Tuusula X-ray unit, we perform plain X-ray examinations without an appointment.

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In the Espoonlahti laboratory we serve customers with booked appointments.

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