– In the Radiology Department on the day of your x-ray, you will be asked to sign an informed consent form.
– You will lie on an x-ray table. A scout x-ray will be take.
– The technologist will carefully prep and drape the area to be injected. Scout x-ray films will be obtained.
– The radiologist will, with fluoroscopic assistance, inject a local anesthetic. A small needle will be advanced into the joint and contrast injected. A paramagnetic agent is added to the solution if an MRI is to be performed.
– Multiple x-rays will be taken by the radiologist or assistant. This examination takes an average of 15 minutes to complete.
– The radiologist will send a report to your doctor.
