CT Scan

Computed tomography (CT) is a different method of imaging. It uses special x-ray equipment to make cross-sectional pictures of your body.



During a CT scan, the patient need to lie still on a table. The table slowly passes through the center of a large X-ray machine. The test is painless. During some tests you receive a contrast dye, which makes parts of your body display show up better in the image.

CT scan can be used to examine almost all the parts of the body which includes:

• Broken bones
• Cancers
• Blood clots
• Signs of heart disease
• Internal bleeding