Current Covid Policy
If you have any symptoms of covid-19 and no negative test result, please call us to rebook your appointment.
All patients and visitors are asked to wear a mask. Due to limited space in the waiting room, please come alone if you can.
If you are booked for a pregnancy ultrasound or require assistance, please call us for the latest rules regarding bringing someone with you.
How to Prepare
Abdomen
This includes studies of the gall bladder, pancreas, spleen, liver, kidneys, and aorta.
If your appointment is in the morning, do not eat or drink anything after midnight the night before. If your appointment is in the afternoon, for breakfast you may eat dry toast, black tea, black coffee, and juice up to 9 a.m. but have nothing to eat or drink after that. These instructions are important as your stomach must be empty.
Pelvis
This includes Transvaginal (Uterus, Ovaries, Bladder) and Pregnancy (Obstetrical) ultrasounds.
You must have a full bladder for this examination. Please start drinking 1 1/2 hours before your appointment and finish 45 minutes before the appointed time. You must drink 3 cups (24 oz / 750 mL) of fluid. This can include coffee, tea, juice, water etc. but not milk. Do not go to the washroom. We will try to examine you as soon as possible on arrival so that you won’t be uncomfortable for too long. Eat the meal nearest your examination (there is no reason not to eat).
Abdomen and Pelvis combined examinations (also GU Tract)
You must have an empty stomach and full bladder. Do not eat anything within
12 hours of the examination. Finish drinking 3 cups (24 oz / 750 mL) of water (and only water) 45 minutes before your examination. Do not go to the washroom.
Prostate with Transrectal
Take a mild laxative the evening before your appointment (prostate only - omit laxative). Please start drinking 1 1/2 hours before your appointment and finish 45 minutes before the appointed time. You must drink 3 cups (24 oz / 750 mL) of water.