Cat Scan (CT)

Computer Tomography or CT scan, produces an especially detailed X-ray image. The CT scan takes many individual images or “slices” of the body and puts them together to create a computerized model of the body’s structures. Rather than looking at a traditional X-ray, the radiologist can examine the patient from hundreds of different angles. CT imaging is particularly useful because it can show several types of tissue – lung, bone, soft tissue, blood vessels – with great clarity. Doctors use CT scans to help diagnose cancer, cardiovascular disease, infectious disease, trauma and musculoskeletal disorders.