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Can I Have a Diagnostic Imaging Test While I am Pregnant?

Categories

Scan or Test

Pregnancy

Diagnostic Imaging

Attachment

Last Update

December 1, 2022

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.pdf

Print Code

WN85-2317

Language

English

Creator

Diagnostic Imaging QI Committee, Eastern Zone

This pamphlet looks at why you may need to have a diagnostic imaging test, whether you can have a different test that does not use radiation, how much radiation is safe during pregnancy, what to do if you refuse to have the test, and what to do if you find out you are pregnant after a test.

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