• Veterinary clinics click link or call 612-655-4809 to schedule

• Provide clinic name, address, phone number & email address

• Provide patient name, signalment, brief history/reason for CT and if the patient has any metal implants

• Provide patient record

• You will receive an email confirming the date and time that the CT truck will arrive at your clinic

Patient prep prior to arrival of CT truck:

• All dog and cat patients must have an IV catheter in place prior to arrival of CT truck

• Sedation or anesthetic protocol is to be determined by the host clinic veterinarian, and this can be discussed with CT veterinarian prior to visit

• Head and limb CTs can be performed under sedation

• Chest and abdominal CTs require anesthesia

• Contrast administration requires anesthesia

• Patients receiving contrast must be well hydrated prior to CT truck arrival

• The CT truck has isoflurane, oxygen, patient monitoring equipment and emergency drugs on board

• Click the link below for a host clinic checklist

When the CT truck arrives:

• The host clinic technician and/or veterinarian will help the CT veterinarian bring the patient to the truck

• Non-ambulatory patients can be transported to the truck via gurney (provided by CT truck)

• Sedation or induction/intubation will be administered by host clinic staff on the CT truck

• The host clinic technician will assist the CT veterinarian in positioning and monitoring the patient

• The CT scan will take approximately 30 minutes

• If sedation is not sufficient to keep the patient immobile during the CT scan, then the patient will need to be anesthetized

• The host clinic technician will recover the patient while the CT veterinarian and the host clinic veterinarian review the CT images in the viewing area of the truck

• The CT veterinarian will provide a link to the CT study and selected images on a thumb drive to the host clinic veterinarian

• A board certified radiologist report will be provided via email within 24 - 48 hours