Preparation for a coronary CT scan

Food, drink and smoking

• Be off food for two hours before the test. You may drink some water.
• Do not drink coffee, tea, cola drinks or alcohol on the day of the study and avoid smoking.
  • If your time is in the afternoon/evening, you can have a cup of coffee in the morning.

Medication

• On the morning of the test, you can take your regular medication.

Clothing

• Wear a loose shirt, such as a t-shirt.
• Do not wear an underwired bra.

Other important things

• Please bring a carefully filled in pre-application form from Sydänkeskus.
• If you have a known iodine allergy or are pregnant, please contact Sydänkeskus.
• The examination and its preparations takes about half an hour, including about five minutes for the actual scan.
• There are no waiting rooms at the CT truck. Just arrive a little before your appointment!

If your doctor has also referred you for a CT scan of your abdomen or torso, you should drink 1 litre of water about an hour before the scan. To ensure that there is urine in the bladder during the examination, you should not use the toilet before the examination.