CT or CAT scan is an imaging equipment which uses x-rays and computers to create images which will permit doctors to view a patient’s body. Unlike traditional radiographs, a CT scan can create clear and detailed images of internal body parts. It is able to segregate bones from muscles and even fat at specific bodily organs during examination. Like a traditional radiograph, x-rays are applied on the patient’s body. The computer then recreates data to make the images become cross sectional. The cross sectional imagery permit radiologists to view internal organs as if looking through the body on separate thin slices. A CT scan helps a physician during the diagnostic process after sufficient data is gathered. The radiologist processes the scan and makes interpretations. The data will then be relayed through a report which is afterwards explained to you by the doctor.
Viera Diagnostic Center introduces usage of the new Philips Brilliance Multi-Slice CT scanner. This equipment features multi slice configuration, yielding routine high performance, 3-D virtual imaging, body scans in less than one minute, and can be applied for the following screening – Coronary Artery Calcium, Lung Cancer, Oncology Imaging, colonoscopy, bronchoscopy, and angiography.
CONTRAST STUDIES:
Nothing to eat or drink 4 hours prior, hydrate with water the day before. For Abdomen/Pelvis scans please call our office for possible barium prep.
*Important:
IF YOU ARE A DIABETIC, HAVE A HISTORY OF KIDNEY DISEASE (including renal cancer, renal surgery, single kidney, kidney dialysis or transplant), HYPERTENSION, HISTORY OF CANCER OR CHEMOTHERAPY TREATMENT, OR ARE OVER THE AGE OF 60, PLEASE CALL 254-7880. WE WILL NEED YOUR MOST RECENT CREATININE LABS (within last 90 days) FAXED TO US FROM YOUR DOCTOR.
IF YOU ARE ALLERGIC TO IODINE CONTRAST PLEASE CALL US AT 254-7880 FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS.
NON-CONTRAST STUDIES:
No preparation necessary
For Abdomen/Pelvis scans please call our office for possible barium prep.
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