But if you don't drink alcohol, there's no reason to fret: you can still enjoy the sweet pleasures of a spring cocktail (er, mocktail) sans the added booze by indulging in one of the myriad drink combinations made with sparkling water, flavored soda, fresh juices, and simple herb- and- fruit-distilled syrups. Here are 15 favorites:
Best Answer: Contrast medium depending on the type usually stays in the body for 8-24 hours. What i see alot of times at my work is people will have CT scans with contrast and then the doctors collect urine samples and things after the CT scan, well the contrast dye messes up Urine results til it leaves the body so we always have to call when we get a weird result and ask did this patient have a CT scan?
I am also and MRI tech, but I work on a regular short bore machine. Again as previously stated it depends on what you are having scanned and if contrast is to be used. A lumbar spine exam at my hospital takes around 17 minutes without contrast and about 25 minutes with contrast.Straight forward brain with and without contrast is approximately half a hour. Knee exams take 40 minutes. lumbar spine exam at my hospital takes around 17 minutes without contrast and about 25 minutes with contrast. Straight forward brain with and without contrast is approximately half a hour.