Advanced Imaging of Lafayette The purpose of this brochure is to inform you of the process for accessing your MRI report or MRI film/CD in the future. Please let us know if we can be of service to you, friends or family members in the future. How To Access Your MRI Report and Images In the Future We are committed to making your experience with us a positive one. We welcome any suggestions for improvement of our services. If at any time, we do not meet your expectations, please contact our Center Manager, Milissa Coco at 337-984-2036. We appreciate you choosing Advanced Imaging for your diagnostic testing. Thank you. For more information, call us at 337-984-2036 935 Camellia Boulevard, Suite 101 Lafayette, LA. 70503 Phone: 337-984-2036 Fax: 337-984-7604 For more information, call us at 337-984-2036 Requesting Your Film or Report for Another Physician/Specialist Our Process for Informing Your Physician of Your MRI Exam Results • • Upon completion of dictating your radiology report, your MRI/MRA report will automatically be faxed to your referring physician within 1 to 24 hours following your exam. The following morning after your MRI exam, your report will either be mailed or delivered along with your images to your referring physician. • Many physicians do not require the images (film/CD), only the radiology report. • If your physician requires the images as well as the report, he or she will either access them through our webbased PACS (Picture Archiving Communications)system automatically. Others require the images to be copied onto either large blue film, 8X10 high gloss photo film or a CD. We will deliver these to your physician the following morning after your exam. • • If you are going immediately after your MRI exam to see your physician and he/she requests your images, we will be happy to print out your film or copy the images onto CD for you to bring with you. If requested by your physician, our radiologist will call your physician with the results of your exam. • Many physicians have access to our PACs (Picture Archiving Communications) system and will access your images through that means. • Many times, the physician’s office will call us to request the film or CD either to be mailed or delivered to their office prior to your appointment. • If your physician asks you to obtain your films or CD, please contact us at 337-984-2036 prior to your appointment, allowing 24-48 hours before you either pick up the film or we deliver the film/CD. Before calling us, please check with your physician to see if they already have the report/film or CD. • Because different kinds of physicians require different forms of images, it is important we confirm how they want the images done either report only, film or CD. Many physicians require CDs so that they can load the images onto their PACs System for viewing. Others require film. • Please remember we always need advance notice for copying your images. We do not store actual film in our center. All images are stored on our PACs System and DVDs so we need time to coordinate the copying of the images. • We have stored images that date back to July 2003 so in order for us to film your images, we have to locate your date of service and copy the images. We appreciate your patience with this process by allowing us 24 to 48 hours to get this done. Obtaining Copies of Your Radiology Reports or CDs for your own Medical Records. • The physician that orders your MRI will automatically receive your results within 1 to 24 hours of your MRI exam. • Following your MRI exam, your physician will either call or meet with you to review your results with you. • After your physician receives your radiology report and reviews it with you, at your request, we will be happy to provide you with a copy of your report via mail, fax or you can come by our center and pick it up. If You Are Asked to Return for Additional Scans • Sometimes the radiologist may request for you to return to obtain additional scans in order to better interpret your images. In this case, we will schedule you to return as soon as possible to get these additional images done. These additional scans will be done at no charge and part of the original charge for the MRI unless a different MRI is recommended. • In certain instances, the radiologist may want to consult with your physician or another specialist radiologist regarding your images. In this case, the report may take longer to be dictated.