Patient Safety
Anesthesia
- What is anesthesia and how does it work?
- Which imaging studies use anesthesia?
- How should I prepare for my imaging procedure with anesthesia?
- How safe is anesthesia?
- Side Effects and Adverse and Allergic Reactions
- What will I experience before and after the procedure?
- Pregnancy and anesthesia
Contrast Materials
- What are contrast materials and how do they work?
- Which imaging exams use contrast materials?
- How safe are contrast materials?
- How should I prepare for my imaging procedure with contrast material?
- Side effects and adverse and allergic reactions
- What will I experience before and after receiving contrast material?
- Pregnancy and contrast materials
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- What is MRI and how does it work?
- How safe is MRI?
- How should I prepare for my MRI exam?
- The question of claustrophobia
- Pregnancy and MRI
Radiation Exposure in X-ray Examinations
- What are x-rays and what do they do?
- Measuring radiation dosage
- Naturally-occurring "background" radiation exposure
- X-ray safety
- X-rays over your lifetime
- Pregnancy and x-rays
- Radiation exposure from interventional radiology procedures
Radiation Therapy
