That you need more testing and possibly a biopsy or surgery. There can be many things in the lungs that would look like a mass that could be benign or need only medication, but you must be sure if it is cancer or not.
do lymph nodes show on a cat scan
They are just as they say. An abdominal cat scan is just of that area and a pelvic cat scan is just of that area. Usually if an abdominal cat scan is ordered a pelvis is included so as to cover all things in both areas but if a pelvic cat scan is ordered it usually does not include the abdomen.
You do not have to stay home after a CAT scan. The procedure has no residual effects. After you leave the clinic or hospital, you can resume normal activities if you are otherwise healthy.
yes
Without. I had a cat scan this morning for that very reason and no contrast was needed.
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cat scan
do lymph nodes show on a cat scan
cat scan
They are just as they say. An abdominal cat scan is just of that area and a pelvic cat scan is just of that area. Usually if an abdominal cat scan is ordered a pelvis is included so as to cover all things in both areas but if a pelvic cat scan is ordered it usually does not include the abdomen.
Mosaic attenuation describes a certain kind of visual pattern seen on a CAT scan of the lung. It has no diagnostic meaning - it just describes the picture.
You do not have to stay home after a CAT scan. The procedure has no residual effects. After you leave the clinic or hospital, you can resume normal activities if you are otherwise healthy.
A cat's lung should weigh only a couple ounces, if that - they are quite small.
Computerized Axial Tomography
yes
CAT SCAN is a medical procedure and so it would need to be arranged by a doctor or health-care professional.
Without. I had a cat scan this morning for that very reason and no contrast was needed.