A computed tomography scan (CT scan), formerly called computed axial tomography scan (CAT scan), is a medical imaging technique used to obtain detailed...

A coronary CT calcium scan is a computed tomography (CT) scan of the heart for the assessment of severity of coronary artery disease. Specifically, it...

computed tomography scanner (CT) and are known as PET-CT scanners. PET scan images can be reconstructed using a CT scan performed using one scanner during...

it is known as a full-body CT scan, though many medical imaging technologies can perform full-body scans. Full-body CT scans allow a transparent view of...

then the heart is scanned using a high speed CT scanner. With the advances in CT technology, patients are typically able to be scanned without needing medicines...

obtained by CT scanning. Two- and three-dimensional image reconstruction may be rendered as a function of a common software and control system. PET-CT has revolutionized...

Industrial computed tomography (CT) scanning is any computer-aided tomographic process, usually X-ray computed tomography, that uses irradiation to produce...

for describing radiodensity. It is frequently used in CT scans, where its value is also termed CT number. The Hounsfield unit (HU) scale is a linear transformation...

title X-ray CT scan. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. X-ray CT scan can refer...

Kyongtae T. (2010). "Intravenous Contrast Medium Administration and Scan Timing at CT: Considerations and Approaches". Radiology. 256 (1): 32–61. doi:10...

can be administered orally for bowel preparation for CT scan of the abdomen. Non-contrast CT scans Figure 1a (left) and 1b (right) are of limited use for...

incidental finding found in up to 0.2% of chest X-rays and around 1% of CT scans. The nodule most commonly represents a benign tumor such as a granuloma...

cholesterol, blood thinners, and cocaine use. Diagnosis is typically by CT scan. Treatment should typically be carried out in an intensive care unit due...

Newbold Hounsfield introduced computerized axial tomography (CAT or CT scanning), and ever more detailed anatomic images of the brain became available...

in time, and is due to a bacterial infection. Diagnosis is typically by CT scan, though blood tests, colonoscopy, or a lower gastrointestinal series may...

Look up scan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Scan, SCAN or Scanning may refer to: Graham scan, an algorithm for finding the convex hull of a set of...

A CT scan confirmed Wildung's findings; Thutmose had added gypsum under the cheeks and eyes in an attempt to perfect his sculpture. The CT scan in 2006...

combination of X-ray, CT and MRI scans may be most sensitive in the diagnosis of cancerous bone metastasis. A radionuclide bone scan or scintigraphy can...

Examples are whole body PET scans or PET/CT scans, gallium scans, indium white blood cell scans, MIBG and octreotide scans. While the ability of nuclear...

disorder or blood vessel malformation. Diagnosis is typically by a CT scan or MRI scan. Treatment is generally by urgent surgery in the form of a craniotomy...

a CT scan or MRI scan. A CT scan can rule out bleeding, but may not necessarily rule out ischemia, which early on typically does not show up on a CT scan...

Computed tomography of the chest or chest CT is a group of computed tomography scan protocols used in medical imaging to evaluate the lungs and search...

brain parenchyma, and give rise to hyperdense lesion on CT scan. MRI is more sensitive than CT scan in detecting such small hemorrhagic contusions, with...

involves inflammation that results in scar tissue formation. Diagnosis is by CT scan, pulmonary function tests or lung biopsy. A chest X-ray is often normal...

In CT scan of the thyroid, focal and diffuse thyroid abnormalities are commonly encountered. These findings can often lead to a diagnostic dilemma, as...

Computed tomography of the head uses a series of X-rays in a CT scan of the head taken from many different directions; the resulting data is transformed...

mucous membranes. Diagnosis may be accomplished by looking up the nose. A CT scan may be used to determine the number of polyps and help plan surgery. Treatment...

for diagnosing appendicitis are ultrasound and computed tomography (CT scan). CT scan is more accurate than ultrasound in detecting acute appendicitis....

urography (CT urography or CT urogram) is a computed tomography scan that examines the urinary tract after contrast dye is injected into a vein. In a CT urogram...

communications between two chambers). CT scan is used to assess cyst wall thickness and risk of fracture. Magnetic resonance imaging scans are used to identify the...