Radiology

Please bring your driver's license or some form of identification along with your insurance card. Please also bring the name and telephone number of your referring physician. Please also access the Patient Exam Preparation for a list of what to bring to your examination.

You must check in to register 30 minutes prior to the appointment time if your appointment is Monday-Friday between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. If your appointment is outside these hours at the Blake Wilbur Outpatient Clinic, please report directly to the clinic 30 minutes prior to the appointment time.

For information, please access Patient Exam Preparation.

Yes, your referring physician will need to complete an Outpatient Radiological Order Form and send it to us before your scheduled appointment for a procedure or imaging study at any Stanford Radiology facility.

A radiologist with subspecialty training will interpret your imaging examination and prepare your report.

Your referring physician will contact you with your results.

If you are requesting Radiology, Cardiac Cath and Echo Lab reports and images, please print and complete a Radiology Authorization for Disclosure of Health Information form:

• English: Radiology Authorization
• Spanish: Radiology Authorization

If you are requesting Radiology images only, please print and complete a Radiology Authorization for Disclosure of Health Information form:

• English: Radiology Authorization – 2 page
• Spanish: Radiology Authorization – 2 page

You can read a summary of your imaging report in MyHealth. For exams, such as, diagnostic X-rays, mammography, and ultrasound, you can see results as soon as they are finalized, sometimes even before your doctor has had a chance to review. Your care team will contact you with guidance if needed. CT, MRI, PET and exams that contain pathology results may take up to 7 days to be released per State Regulations.

Yes, your referring physician will receive the results of your exam

For information, please review Request Records & Images on the Medical Records Web site.

It depends upon the protocol. Some of the protocols are just to evaluate how the machines function, and no personal information is collected. Other research may involve some sharing of healthcare information, but this should be clearly explained in the consent form. All applicable Stanford, federal, and state guidelines will be followed to maintain privacy.

Our research projects involve either MRI or CT scanning. No X-rays are involved in the MRI protocols and, in general, our CT protocols do not require extra X-rays.

There are no guarantees that any additional benefits will be obtained from this study, but if additional information regarding your health is obtained it will be communicated to your referring physician.

There are no known risks for MR and pregnancy, but there may be unknown effects and, therefore, we do not allow participation if you are pregnant.

We cannot guarantee or promise that you will receive any benefits from the study. However, it is possible that some additional information about your case may be attained.