{"id":7418,"date":"2022-05-11T08:08:10","date_gmt":"2022-05-11T08:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.alfascan.com.eg\/mri-of-the-oropharynx\/"},"modified":"2022-05-18T13:48:57","modified_gmt":"2022-05-18T13:48:57","slug":"mri-of-the-oropharynx","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alfascan.com\/ar\/mri-of-the-oropharynx\/","title":{"rendered":"MRI Of The Oropharynx"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7418\" class=\"elementor elementor-7418 elementor-2804\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-32f1bdea cspt-bg-color-yes cspt-elementor-bg-color-white cspt-col-stretched-none cspt-bg-color-over-image elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"32f1bdea\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7abf8724 cspt-bg-color-over-image\" data-id=\"7abf8724\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3759261a cspt-accordion-style1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"3759261a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 id=\"elementor-tab-title-9281\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9281\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\"> Why patient should do the examination? (value of test).<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-9281\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-9281\"><ul class=\"font_8\"><li><p class=\"font_8\">It helps in diagnosis of the different intra-orbital masses.<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">It helps in diagnosis the orbital fractures as well as the intra ocular foreign bodies.<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">It can be used to evaluate orbital infections whether starting inside the orbit or extending from surrounding structure and evaluate the extension of the disease.<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">It can be used to measure the volume of the orbital cavity.<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">It help in evaluation of the nasolacrimal duct<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 id=\"elementor-tab-title-9282\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9282\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\"> Who benefits from getting tested?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-9282\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-9282\"><ul class=\"font_8\"><li><p class=\"font_8\">Patients with history of orbital related disease like proptosis, infection, visual disturbances.<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Patients with suspected tumor to verify the diagnosis and differential diagnosis.<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Evaluation of the orbital structures after trauma.<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Pre ocular implantation assessment.<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Evaluate cases with epiphora.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 id=\"elementor-tab-title-9283\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9283\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Are there any contraindications to the examination?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-9283\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-9283\"><ul class=\"font_8 null\"><li><p class=\"font_8\">Pregnant women particularly in the first trimester to avoid harmful effects of ionization radiation on the fetus. It can be carried out for pregnant women only in critical situations after discussion of the potential risks , obtaining informed consent and using abdominal lead aprons.<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Patients who have a known allergy to the intravenous contrast media, patients with impaired renal functions should avoid contrast enhanced study but can perform routine non contrast study safely<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 id=\"elementor-tab-title-9284\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9284\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What other tests should be done with this examination?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-9284\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-9284\"><ul class=\"font_8\"><li><p class=\"font_8\">IV contrast administration in inflammatory and neoplastic conditions.<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Your physician may request MRI study to get more information about the disease nature and extension<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 id=\"elementor-tab-title-9285\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9285\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Examination preparations<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-9285\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-9285\"><ul><li><p class=\"font_8\">No preparation needed for the non-contrast study.<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Patient should be food fasting 4-6 hrs before the exam in case of contrast enhanced study only. Adequate hydration is needed and recent kidney function test should be available at the time of your examination<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 id=\"elementor-tab-title-9286\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9286\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\"> A brief description of the examination procedure<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-9286\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-9286\"><div id=\"comp-kyspa9bx\" class=\"_1ncY2\"><div class=\"\" data-mesh-id=\"comp-kyspa9bxinlineContent\" data-testid=\"inline-content\"><div data-mesh-id=\"comp-kyspa9bxinlineContent-gridContainer\" data-testid=\"mesh-container-content\"><div id=\"comp-kyspa9jp\" class=\"_2Hij5\" data-testid=\"richTextElement\"><p class=\"font_8\">CT can scan the orbits in less than a minute while the patient is lying comfortably on CT table<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"comp-kyspa9cp\" class=\"_1ncY2 _1kIwI\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 id=\"elementor-tab-title-9287\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9287\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\"> Where I can get tested?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-9287\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-9287\"><div id=\"comp-kyspa9c4\" class=\"_1ncY2\"><div class=\"\" data-mesh-id=\"comp-kyspa9c4inlineContent\" data-testid=\"inline-content\"><div data-mesh-id=\"comp-kyspa9c4inlineContent-gridContainer\" data-testid=\"mesh-container-content\"><div id=\"comp-kyspa9k02\" class=\"_2Hij5\" data-testid=\"richTextElement\"><p class=\"font_8\">The examination is done on one of our highly advanced CT machines available in our branches<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"comp-kyspa9cy\" class=\"_1ncY2 _1kIwI\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 id=\"elementor-tab-title-9288\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9288\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\"> Are there any aftercare or precautions to be done?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-9288\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-9288\"><ul class=\"font_8\"><li><p class=\"font_8\">No after care or precautions needed following non contrast enhanced study.<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">In case of contrast enhanced study drinking plenty of water is advised to help to wash out the injected IV contrast material out of your body except if you are on fluid balance for renal or cardiac condition you may consult your physician and in case of lactating mothers it is advised to escape lactation for 24 hrs after the contrast injection<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 id=\"elementor-tab-title-9289\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9289\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Are there any possible complications to the examination?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-9289\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-9289\"><ul class=\"font_8\"><li><p class=\"font_8\">In very rare cases some patients may experience contrast allergic reaction after IV contrast injection so if you have any previous history of allergy to IV contrast media it is safer to perform the exam without IV contrast<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why patient should do the examination? (value of test). It helps in diagnosis of the different intra-orbital masses. It helps in diagnosis the orbital fractures as well as the intra ocular foreign bodies. It can be used to evaluate orbital infections whether starting inside the orbit or extending from surrounding structure and evaluate the extension of the disease. It can be used to measure the volume of the orbital cavity.[&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":8367,"parent":0,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alfascan.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7418"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alfascan.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alfascan.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alfascan.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alfascan.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7418"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/alfascan.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7418\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8016,"href":"https:\/\/alfascan.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7418\/revisions\/8016"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alfascan.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8367"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alfascan.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7418"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}