CT Scanning

A doctor who specializes in interpreting CAT scans, also known as CT scans, is called a radiologist. Radiologists are medical doctors trained to diagnose and treat diseases using imaging techniques, including CT, MRI, and X-rays. They analyze the images produced by the scans to provide insights for patient diagnosis and treatment.

adj. unremarkable - 1. Lacking distinction; ordinary.2. found in the ordinary course of events; "a placid everyday scene"; "it was a routine day";

In medical practice, when nothing UNUSUAL found, occured or happened, its UNREMAKABLE

The MUGA scan stands for Multiple Gated Acquisition Scan and is an extremely useful tool to assess the function of the heart. It's also noninvasive. The scan provides a moving image of the beating heart. From this image medical professionals can make conclusions about the health of the cardiac ventricles.

Hopefully by the time they are a CT scan technologist they wont need "practice" starting IVs. CT scan areas usually work closely with the ER and many times if they are busy and the CT area is not busy we will help them by starting their IVs for them.

Dye is used to enhance tissues, to increase contrast between tissues that receive blood and structures that do not. There can be scans before, during, and at different delays after injection. The enhancement pattern, or lack of enhancement, is the basis for diagnosis (along with morphologic information from the scan).

Ivoryton, Connecticut, got its name from the ivory industry that flourished in the area during the late 19th century. The town became a center for the production of ivory products, particularly buttons made from elephant ivory, which were in high demand at the time. The name reflects this significant economic activity and the craftsmanship associated with it. Over time, the ivory industry declined, but the name Ivoryton has remained.

Black coffee is fine, see below. On the Day of the CT Scan * Do not eat any solid food for 4 hours prior to your CT scan. You may drink clear liquids up until the time of your scan. Clear liquids include water, black coffee or tea, apple juice, clear soda or clear broth. UCSD Medical Center

There are differences inside the machines that make the newer machines faster and give better images. There is a difference in how the tests are done now compared to 20 years ago.

For example: older machines might not have seen changes smaller than a marble or a golf ball. Newer machines may see changes smaller than a pin head and make for earlier detection. Earlier detection is always better.

A CT scan immediately after a stroke is usually looking to see if the stroke caused any bleeding. ( a hemorrhagic stroke ) If the dye were given it might hide any trace of blood. There are protocols in place as to how to treat a stroke and if bleeding is seen it changes what is done to help the patient recover from the stroke.

No, a thyroid scan and a CT scan are two different imaging techniques used for distinct purposes. A thyroid scan typically uses radioactive isotopes to evaluate thyroid function and detect abnormalities, while a CT scan employs X-rays to create detailed cross-sectional images of the body. They are not interchangeable and are used based on specific clinical indications.

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No, there is no physical means of detecting or confirming bipolar. It can only be diagnosed from symptoms. It is easily misdiagnosed as something else.

Traumatic lesions to the brain are well seen without i.v. contrast agents. In particular, traumatic hemorrhage, be it epidural, subdural, subarachnoid, parenchymal or intraventricular, is spontaneously hyperdense on CT. Theoretically, i.v. contrast would be, at best useless, at worst counterproductive.

A CT scan that is repeated a certain number of times in the same examination period is said to be multiphasic (bi-phasic, tri-phasic, quadra-phasic). The interest is in observing a change in a parameter as a function of time. The main reason is to show the effect of intravenous contrast on CT attenuation, say pre contrast, and at one, three and five minutes post injection. By observing increased CT attenuation ( aka enhancement), or lack thereof, and it's temporal and morphological characteristics, radiologists infer the probable diagnosis.

The same can be said of pre and post contrast studies using other contrast agents or routes of administration (e.g. pre and post contrast fistulography).

Depends on the medicine, ask the scanning professionals,.

Contrast agents are often used in CT exams.to demonstrate certain anatomic details that, otherwise, may not be seen easily. Some contrast agents are natural, such as air or water. Other times, a water-based contrast agent is administered.

Computer Tomography

Spiral CT, also called helical CT, is a newer version of CT scanning which is continuous in motion and allows for three-dimensional recreation of images.

A baby scan or ultrasound machine is a device that checks your unborn baby's condition. It shows a gray visual where you can see your baby's body and movement. Your OB can explain how your baby is going to look like on the scan itself.

When you get to the baby scan center, they are going to put ultrasound gel on your belly and later there's the ultrasound probe that they will pass over your skin. The baby will then be visible on the monitor because of the baby scan.