They are just as they say. An abdominal cat scan is just of that area and a pelvic cat scan is just of that area. Usually if an abdominal cat scan is ordered a pelvis is included so as to cover all things in both areas but if a pelvic cat scan is ordered it usually does not include the abdomen.
do lymph nodes show on a cat scan
You do not have to stay home after a CAT scan. The procedure has no residual effects. After you leave the clinic or hospital, you can resume normal activities if you are otherwise healthy.
yes
Without. I had a cat scan this morning for that very reason and no contrast was needed.
They are just as they say. An abdominal cat scan is just of that area and a pelvic cat scan is just of that area. Usually if an abdominal cat scan is ordered a pelvis is included so as to cover all things in both areas but if a pelvic cat scan is ordered it usually does not include the abdomen.
Mri of the body... Or a cat scan of the head
A CAT scan can be used for the entire body.
Im sure they can, but I doubt anyone has bothered to verify it. Imagine a tiny fish's head being placed into a tiny CAT scanner with scan parameters designed to scan a fish head...
Usually if a pelvis only is ordered then the DR is looking for something in particular, such as a fractured hip or ovarian cyst or someting else specific to the pelvis only.
uuuh lets seee........ a cat scan!
cat scan
do lymph nodes show on a cat scan
Yes. if you don't then you could die.
cat scan
you need to go to a hospital and have a cat scan done you may have a bleed in your head
Age-related parenchymal volume loss is often discovered by CAT scans of the head. It is a natural loss of brain volume that sometimes occurs with age.