Updated:25-03-2025
Computerized tomography (CT scan) also called CT, combines a series of X-ray views taken from many different angles and computer processing to create cross-sectional images of the bones and soft tissues inside your body.
Why CT Scan(Computed Tomography scan) Is Done
A CT scan can be utilized to study all parts of the body, including the midsection, stomach, pelvis, and arm or leg.
It can take pictures of body organs, for example, the liver, pancreas, entrails, kidneys, bladder, adrenal organs, lungs, and heart.
It additionally can study veins, bones, and the spinal line.
Fluoroscopy CT is an uncommon test that is not broadly accessible.
It utilizes consistent light emission beams to observe development inside the body.
This permits the specialist to see the organs move or to guide a biopsy needle or other instrument into the correct place inside the body.
- A CT scan can discover a tumor in the pancreas or irritation of the pancreas.
- A CT scan can discover tumors or broadened adrenal organs.
- A CT scan can be utilized to check for harm to the spleen or the measure of the spleen.
- A CT scan can search for issues in the arms or legs, including the shoulder, elbow, wrist, hand, hip, knee, lower leg, or foot.
Before CT Scan(Computed Tomography scan)
Before the CT scan tell your doctor if you:
- Are or might be pregnant?
- Are allergic to any medicines, including iodine dyes.
- Have a heart condition, such as heart failure.
- Have diabetes or take metformin (Glucophage) for your diabetes. You may have to adjust your medicine for a day before and after the test.
- Have had kidney problems.
- Have asthma.
- Have had multiple myeloma.
- Have had an X-ray test using barium contrast material (such as a barium enema) in the past 4 days. Barium shows up on X-ray films and makes it hard to see the picture.
- Become very nervous in small spaces. You need to lie still inside the CT scanner, so you may need a medicine (sedative) to help you relax.
