During a CT scan, a patient lies on a table, which slides into a large tube. The tube contains an x-ray machine that takes photos of the inside of the body. Usually, the entire process takes about 15 minutes and is painless. The pictures taken during the scan get sent to a computer...
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An abdominal CT scan is a type of enhanced type of X-ray that evaluates or visualizes the body in slices or cross-sections...
CT scan stands for Computerized Tomography Scan. It uses X-rays and computer technology to create cross-sectional images of the human body. During a CT scan, the patient lies down on a table. This table slowly slides through the gantry, which is the circular part of the CT machine. Beams...
This lesson is going to explain what a computerized axial tomography scan, or CAT scan, is and why it is done. We will also look at the side...
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1. What is A-Scan in Ultrasonic Testing? An ultrasound scan (also called an A-scan) is a test that uses high-frequency sound waves to generate a picture of a weldment’s interior. The image produced by ultrasound scanning is similar to that produced by computed tomography (CT). A-scan...
A bone scan and a computed tomography (CT) scan are both used to diagnose various bone conditions. The specific use of a bone scan is to diagnose active bone diseases, such as osteoporosis, Paget’s disease or the spread of cancer into the bone. A CT sca
One of the most common ways to capture internal body images is with a computed tomography (CT) scan. CT scans, also called CAT scans, use a rotating X-ray machine to create cross-sectional, or 3D, images of any body part, according to the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bio...
CT scan of the Chest (Thorax) is done to further study an abnormality or a problem that is detected on a plain chest X-ray. Chest CT can also be done to look for enlarged lymph nodes, problems with the heart, aorta, esophagus, lungs and tissues present in the chest. Some of the co...