CWM Hospital

CT services
Operates from 8am to 4pm on weekdays and a prior appointment is required which is organised by your doctors.

Once you have an appointment for your scan you will be advised as to whether you require any specific preparation and we will go through the process with you then.

As a general guide you will be advised to not eat anything six to eight hours prior to your appointment if you are required to have Contrast. Contrast is a colourless fluid that is injected at the time of your scan to improve the definition of the images.

Your Medical Imaging Technologist will guide you through the whole process and you may be asked to remove metallic objects such as jewelry and hearing aids.

The CT MIT, who is trained in the use of X-ray equipment and CT scanning, will position you on the bed and take care of you throughout the scan. The MIT will need to leave the scan room briefly whilst it is in progress but will remain in contact with you via an intercom and a viewing window.

It is important that you keep still while the scan takes place. If you have difficulty lying flat, have poorly controlled pain or suffer from claustrophobia, please discuss this with us prior to your scan.

If you need to have Contrast for your scan this is given through a small needle that is placed in your vein. Injection of Contrast may give you a brief sensation of warmth throughout the body and maybe a metallic taste in your mouth. These sensations are expected and normal and are of no cause for concern.

After the examination, you are able to resume your normal activities.