Abdominal Ct

Abdomen pelvis ct are performed frequently. My favorite scan to do is looking for appendicitis. Normally when looking for appendicitis we use oral or rectal contrast and iv contrast as well. This can make the appendix appear easier since it is small and sometimes hard to detect. Abdomen scans are normally done with a pelvis scan as well. Normally you perform both scan together since the intestines and anatomy can be any throughout the region depending on each human body. Here is picture of a ct scan of a person with appendicitis. Information found at www.emedicine.org

Chest Vessels and Arteries

Ct is used to diagnose several illnesses and certain pathologies. One of the main ways we determine a person has a pe is by CT scans. You must use contrast when performing this scan. The contrast is injected with a power injector at a high volume rate. a trigger is used to determine the brightness of the contrast. You want the contrast to be bright when scanning to determine if there is a PE. Here is a picture of a ct slice with someone who has a PE. This information was found at www.emedicine.com

Ct Chest

The Ct chest anatomy is very important. There are so many things that can go wrong in one's chest and can only be detected on Ct. Xray can normally determine if one has pneumonia but ct can recognize the location and extent of pneumonia better. Pneumonia doesnt normally affect the whole chest. Ct can determine what lobes it is affecting and how bad the pneumonia is. Here is a picture of a chest ct without contrast. The chest is scanned without contrast to show fluids and pneumonia in the chest. Information found at www.radiologyinfo.com