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