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Patient instructions laboratories and imaging

This page contains patient instructions for laboratory and imaging examinations.

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Laboratories

X-ray

General radiographic examination(pdf 123.7 KB) Urinary tract radiography, follow-up examination(pdf 152.14 KB) X-ray examinations of the teeth and jaws(pdf 146.8 KB) X-ray of the dentition or jaws in Park Hospital(pdf 128.04 KB)

Colonography for a child in New Childrens Hospital(pdf 106.48 KB) Colonography in South Karelia Central Hospital(pdf 166.61 KB) Defecography for a child in New Children's Hospital(pdf 130.39 KB) Defecography in Hyvinkää hospital(pdf 148.14 KB) Defecography in South Karelia Central Hospital(pdf 156.26 KB) Gastrointestinal transit time(pdf 161.01 KB) Home-care instructions for a PTC drain(pdf 197.85 KB) Imaging of a childs H-type tracheo-esofageal fistula with contrast medium in New Childrens Hospital(pdf 121.86 KB) Imaging of a childs rectum with contrast medium in New Childrens Hospital(pdf 105.12 KB) Imaging of a childs rectum with contrast medium in South Karelia Central Hospital(pdf 105.44 KB) Imaging of a childs small intestine with contrast medium in New Childrens Hospital(pdf 120.95 KB) Imaging of a fistula with contrast medium(pdf 145.33 KB) Imaging of the bladder with contrast medium for a child in New Childrens Hospital(pdf 144.75 KB) Imaging of the bladder with contrast medium for a child in South Karelia Central Hospital(pdf 145.1 KB) Imaging of the esophagus and pharynx with contrast medium(pdf 147.02 KB) Imaging of the urinary bladder and urethra with contrast medium(pdf 143.8 KB) Inserting a catheter into the kidney(pdf 160.89 KB) Replacing a kidney catheter(pdf 147.61 KB) Swallowing examination(pdf 204.77 KB) Swallowing examination for a child in New Childrens Hospital(pdf 120.48 KB)

MRI safety questionnaire

MRI safety questionnaire(pdf 152.66 KB)

Patients instructions

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)(pdf 157.45 KB) Magnetic resonance imaging for a child(pdf 158.93 KB) MRI defecography(pdf 158.57 KB) MRI examination of a small child (under 6 months) without anaesthesia(pdf 160.69 KB) MRI examination of adults under anaesthesia at Kymenlaakso Central Hospital(pdf 138.1 KB) MRI examination of adults under anaesthesia at South Carelia Central Hospital(pdf 218.72 KB) MRI examination of children under anaesthesia at Hyvinkää Hospital(pdf 210.55 KB) MRI examination of children under anaesthesia at Kymenlaakso Central Hospital(pdf 215.62 KB) MRI examination of children under anaesthesia at South Carelia Central Hospital(pdf 220.42 KB) MRI examination of the bladder(pdf 159.63 KB) MRI examination of the joint(pdf 160.97 KB) MRI examination of the penis(pdf 158.31 KB) MRI examination of the rectum(pdf 174.42 KB) MRI examination of the small intestine(pdf 172.88 KB) MRI examination of the small intestine for the child(pdf 161.88 KB) MRI of the breasts(pdf 108.41 KB) Pelvic MRI(pdf 170.02 KB) Prostate MRI(pdf 172.04 KB) Upper abdominal MRI(pdf 159.03 KB)

Breast ductography(pdf 146.98 KB) Mammography(pdf 106.08 KB) Marking of a breast change with a radioactive seed(pdf 102.96 KB) Marking of a breast duct with contrast dye(pdf 141.56 KB) Removal of a breast change in an X-ray unit(pdf 151.69 KB) Ultrasound examination of the breasts and possible procedure(pdf 146.29 KB)

A plain CT examination of the urinary tract due to pain in the flank(pdf 145.63 KB) Collection of needle samples under CT guidance(pdf 152.31 KB) Computed tomography of the brain or the skull(pdf 148.24 KB) Computed tomography of the face or the neck(pdf 148.45 KB) Computer tomography of the joint with contrast injection(pdf 148.95 KB) Cone beam scan of a joint(pdf 148.65 KB) Cryotherapy at X-ray unit(pdf 148.58 KB) CT coronary angiography(pdf 157.81 KB) CT examination of the chest(pdf 143.53 KB) CT examination of the small intestine(pdf 133.58 KB) CT myelogram(pdf 160.69 KB) CT of the body(pdf 145.49 KB) CT of the urinary tract(pdf 150.21 KB) CT scan of a surgical seam in the rectum with contrast agent(pdf 146.32 KB) CT scan of brain and neck vessels(pdf 148.64 KB) CT scan of the blood vessels in the body or the limbs(pdf 146.07 KB) CT-guided injection or local anesthesia(pdf 145.2 KB) Musculoskeletal CT examination(pdf 144.02 KB)

Abdominal ultrasound examination(pdf 148.22 KB) Botox treatment at an X-ray unit before hernia surgery(pdf 152.54 KB) Penile ultrasound examination(pdf 118.67 KB) Soft tissue or superficial lymph node ultrasound examination or procedure(pdf 119.9 KB) Treatment of calcium deposits in tendon of the shoulder in Lohja Hospital X-ray unit(pdf 144.35 KB) Treatment of calcium deposits in tendon of the shoulder in Peijas Hospital x-ray unit(pdf 142.61 KB) Treatment of calcium deposits in tendon of the shoulder in Porvoo Hospital X-ray unit(pdf 125.52 KB) Treatment of calcium deposits in tendon of the shoulder in South Karelia Central Hospital x-ray unit(pdf 114.7 KB) Ultrasound examination of the blood vessels in the lower or upper extremities(pdf 118.59 KB) Ultrasound examination of the lower abdomen(pdf 120.54 KB) Ultrasound examination of the scrotum(pdf 116.27 KB) Ultrasound examination of the upper abdomen(pdf 119.85 KB) Ultrasound examination or procedure of the chest area(pdf 148.45 KB) Ultrasound examination or procedure of the joints(pdf 147.96 KB) Ultrasound examination or procedure of the neck area(pdf 148.41 KB) Ultrasound guided biopsy from the abdomen(pdf 147.44 KB) Ultrasound guided removal of abdominal fluid(pdf 146.18 KB) Ultrasound of the lower limb veins in Hyvinkää Hospital(pdf 144.83 KB) Ultrasound-guided canalisation of urinary bladder(pdf 150.09 KB) Urinary bladder ultrasound residual urine measurement with ultrasound(pdf 145.64 KB)

Abdominal ultrasound examination - children(pdf 140.58 KB) Hip joint ultrasound examination - children(pdf 138.72 KB) Lower abdominal ultrasound - children(pdf 139.45 KB) Neck ultrasound - children(pdf 138.7 KB) Scrotal ultrasound - children(pdf 138.17 KB) Spinal ultrasound - children(pdf 144.41 KB) Ultrasound examination of the brain - children(pdf 138.59 KB) Upper abdominal ultrasound - children(pdf 139.81 KB) Urinary tract ultrasound - children(pdf 139.38 KB)

Balloon dilation or insertion of a stent(pdf 148.08 KB) Contrast examination of the arteries(pdf 148.85 KB) Contrast examination of the veins(pdf 146.04 KB) Embolisation of a varicocele(pdf 146.57 KB) Embolisation of arteriovenous malformation (AVM)(pdf 150.14 KB) Outpatient arteriography(pdf 148.69 KB) Sclerotherapy for lymphatic malformation(pdf 147.05 KB) Sclerotherapy for venous malformations(pdf 147.54 KB)

Clinical Physiology

Nuclear Medicine

Clinical Neurophysiology

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Lemi laboratory

In the Lemi laboratory we serve customers with booked appointments.

Ratamokeskus laboratory

In the Ratamokeskus laboratory we serve customers with booked appointments and walk-in customers may take a queue number. We recommend booking an…

Kouvola X-ray unit

In the Kouvola X-ray unit we perform plain X-ray examinations without an appointment and other examinations with an appointment.

Meilahti Bridge Hospital X-ray unit

In the Meilahti Bridge Hospital X-ray unit, we perform plain X-ray examinations without an appointment and other imaging examinations with an appointment.

Updated: 28.08.2025

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