Ordering Guide
Please call our office at 352-795-9200 during business hours (M-F 8:30am-5pm, excluding Holidays) and/or fax a physician order form/script as provided below to 352-795-6460.
This Ordering Guide is meant to assist physicians when ordering a medical imaging exam with Citrus Diagnostic Center. The guide includes common indications as well as recommendations for the most appropriate examination.
Patients Come First
Examinations may be further tailored to a patient’s specific condition. When ordering an exam, please include the clinical question/specific condition in question so that the appropriate imaging can be performed.
Physician Order Form
Ordering Guide
Thoracic Imaging
| Symptom / Concern | Exam to Order |
|---|---|
| Abnormal chest X-ray, lung finding | CT chest without contrast |
| Abnormal chest X-ray, mediastinum or hilar finding | CT chest with contrast |
| Dyspnea, suspect pulmonary embolism | CT chest with contrast |
| Dyspnea, suspect interstitial lung disease | High-resolution CT chest without contrast |
| Follow-up pneumonia / pleural effusion | CT chest without contrast |
| Follow-up lung cancer | CT chest with contrast |
| Lung Cancer screening | High-resolution CT chest with contrast |
| Post COVID suspected lung diseases | High-resolution CT chest |