With appointment only.
Covered by the RAMQ - except for injections fees
Click here to find out how to prepare for the exam.
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Fluoroscopic study
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| Digestive exams |
Miscellaneous |
Esophagus only and/or deglutition study.
Barium meal double contrast (stomach/upper digestive track) and esophagus
Small intestine
Barium enema (colon) double contrast |
Arthrography of the shoulder
Arthrography of the knee
Therapeutic infiltration
multifaceted block
Foraminal block or peri-radicular
infiltration lumbar level only)
Intravenous pyelography
Fluoroscopy of the lungs.
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$20 for local anesthesia
$20 for Cortisone and intra-articular anesthesia
Allergy to iodine : For some infiltrations, iodine can be replaced with air.
Physiotherapy : Plan an appointment for physiotherapy within 24 hours following an infiltration in the shoulder (Distensive Arthrography), to improve the spread of the medication and thus ease the pain of physiotherapy exercises while still under the influence of the anesthetic.
Exams requiring a preparation
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Esophagus only and/or deglutition study
Barium meal double contrast and esophagus.
Small intestine (length of the exam between
1 and 3 hours, for your comfort, bring slippers and housecoat). |
Fasting: do not eat, drink or smoke
After 22H the night before.
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Barium enema double contrast
Intravenous pyelography
(If there is an allergy to iodine, the exam will have to be done at the hospital).
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A few days before the exam, buy at the drug store a box of ROYVAC.
The night before the exam, carefully follow the instructions on the box.
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| When arriving for your appointment, make sure you have: |
• The consultation request from your doctor,
• Your health insurance card and the way you intend to pay
• The images on CD and results of prior exams.
Arrive 15 to 30 minutes earlier to find a parking space and to open your file. |
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Specifications:
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| Time of the exam: |
varies acording to the exam |
| Digital apparatus used: |
AXIOM INCONOS R200 from Siemens |
| Copies of images: |
Upon request, the images are copied on CD for $5 |
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