What are the benefits of a CT Scan?
• CT scanning is painless, noninvasive and accurate. • A major advantage of CT is that it is able to image bone, soft tissue and blood vessels all at the same time. • Unlike conventional x-rays, CT scanning provides very detailed images of many types of tissue as well as the lungs, bones, and blood vessels. • CT examinations are fast and simple; in emergency cases, they can reveal internal injuries and bleeding quickly enough to help save lives. • CT has been shown to be a cost-effective imaging tool for a wide range of clinical problems. • CT is less sensitive to patient movement than MRI. • CT can be performed if you have an implanted medical device of any kind, unlike MRI. • A diagnosis determined by CT scanning may eliminate the need for exploratory surgery and surgical biopsy. • CT is less sensitive to patient movement than MRI.
Related Questions
- I had a CT scan which showed a 9 mm rounded hypoattenuation on my left frontal lobe just adjacent to the anterior horn of the lateral ventricle. What does that result from my CT scan mean?
- I don know how to order for a CT scan and for conversions for my cases to be performed on SimPlant. Do you have any model letters for that?
- What is a multidetector CT scan?
