When are CT scans usually recommended?
CT scans are typically ordered by a primary care physician upon a suspicious clinical finding. They are not typically ordered in the traditional healthcare setting for people who are free of symptoms. What are some risks associated with self-referred CT scans? CT scans are very sensitive. They’ll pick up all kinds of things, both clinical findings that may reflect disease, and findings that are not representative of disease. The downstream effect is that somebody who may really be completely well has been turned them into a patient. We now have somebody who enters the professional healthcare system. They may even undergo a series of invasive tests, such as biopsies that are associated with some risks. CT scans may also introduce a whole host of psychological risks such as anxiety. What kinds of scans do the imaging centers offer? The study shows that these centers offer a wide variety of scans. This includes everything from full-body scans to single-organ scans such as the lungs, heart
