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- It usually takes about 24 to 48 hours to get the results of your CT scan. A radiologist (a physician who specializes in reading and interpreting CT scans and other radiologic exams) will review your scan and prepare a report that explains the findings.
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A radiologist analyzes the results of your scan and sends their report to your doctor. You wait for your doctor to call you with the results or to set up an appointment to discuss the results. We do not track this wait, but it’s usually less than a week.
Shortest average CT scanner wait times are approximately 15 days and the longest are about 70 days. Shortest average MRI scanner wait times are approximately 35 days and the longest are about 140 days.
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, patients in Canada waited an average of 50 to 82 days (7.1 to 11.7 weeks) for a CT scan, and up to 89 days (12.7 weeks) for an MRI scan. 3 These wait times are longer than the recommended 30 days for semiurgent patients; recommended wait times for urgent and emergent patients are within 7 days and 24 hours ...
Time to CT or MRI Scan. How long adult and pediatric patients waited from doctor's request sent to a facility, to having the scan. Learn more. How Ontario measures patients' wait times for MRI and CT scans, known as diagnostic imaging, based on priority levels and target times.
NOTE: be communicated immediately and Communication for production of the examination of turn-around radiologist reports: time is a part of the patient wait, and recommends the following maximum results is the most important. NOTE: referring physician.
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Oct 9, 2022 · If the CT scan results are serious, then the radiologist will often call the ordering doctor directly. This can be within an hour if ordered stat or from the ER. Stat exam orders can also be done on outpatients who go home after the exam.
For optimal imaging, approximately one liter of oral contrast material should be consumed during the hour prior to your scan. If you are having a CT scan of your abdomen or pelvis, you will need to arrive 1 hour before your appointment.
