What is the procedure for an Abdominal CT scan?
The abdominal CT scan is an X-ray scan to produce the cross-sectional images of the abdomen. A serum creatinine test may be conducted before abdominal CT scan if our radiologist feels the need. No Anesthesia is needed, however if a contrast dye is needed, it is either injected into a vein or you will drink it in the form of solution. You’ll be positioned on a special movable table, called Gantry, partway inside the CT scanner, which is usually donut shaped. The gantry advances you very slowly through the CT scanner. You’ll need to be very still during the entire test. As the operator initiates the scan, the X-ray unit inside the scanner will rotate around your body emitting a fan shaped X-ray beam into your body. This penetrates into your body and is received by the detector and converted into electrical data. This data is processed into images that appear on the computer inside a separate console room, our expert radiologist/technicians in the console room are always alert to your saf
