CT Scan

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A CT or CAT (computed tomography) scan combines X-ray and computer technology to show highly detailed, 3-D images of any part of the body, including bones, muscles, fat, organs and blood vessels. Scans can also be performed using a contrast solution (either swallowed or injected) to make tissues and vessels more visible.

Bayfront Health Seven Rivers utilizes advanced 64-slice CT technology that doctors use in both diagnosis and interventional radiology treatments, including:

• 3D imaging for CT angiography and CT urography
• Biopsies and abscess drainages
• CT angiography/arteriography
• CT urography
• Myelography (spine imaging with contrast solution)

Bayfront Health Seven Rivers also offers low-dose computed tomography lung cancer screenings—the only recommended screening strategy for lung cancer. Primary care clinicians are integral in determining whether a patient is eligible for a screening, discussing the benefits and harms before recommendation.

Low-dose computed tomography allows patients to be screened annually, providing physicians with the diagnosis they need without exposing patients to the radiation they don’t.