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CAT scan is a series of detailed pictures of areas inside the body taken from different angles. The pictures are created by a computer linked to an x-ray machine. Also called computed tomography scan, computerized axial tomography scan, computerized tomography, and CT scan. Scan is a picture of structures inside the body. Scans often used in diagnosing, staging, and monitoring disease include liver scans, bone scans, and computed tomography (CT) or computerized axial tomography (CAT) scans and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans. In liver scanning and bone scanning, radioactive substances that are injected into the bloodstream collect in these organs. A scanner that detects the radiation is used to create pictures. In CT scanning, an x-ray machine linked to a computer is used to produce detailed pictures of organs inside the body. MRI scans use a large magnet connected to a computer to create pictures of areas inside the body.
Preview- For instance, a neck CAT (Computerized Axial Tomography) scan is a painless test that uses a specialized X-ray machine to make images of the soft tissues and organs of the neck, including the muscles, throat, tonsils, adenoids, airways, thyroid, and other glands. Tomography is a series of detailed pictures of areas inside the body. The pictures are created by a computer linked to an x-ray machine. Thyroid is a gland located beneath the larynx (voice box) that makes thyroid hormone and calcitonin. The thyroid helps regulate growth and metabolism. Also called thyroid gland. X-ray is a type of radiation used in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer and other diseases. In low doses, x-rays are used to diagnose diseases by making pictures of the inside of the body. In high doses, x-rays are used to treat cancer. Throat is the hollow tube inside the neck that starts behind the nose and ends at the top of the trachea (windpipe) and esophagus (the tube that goes to the stomach). The throat is about 5 inches long, depending on body size. Also called pharynx.
- One can conclude that, another is the fact that spiral CAT scans are not as accurate in detecting emboli in the smaller arteries in the lung, where 16 percent to 30 percent of pulmonary emboli occur. Lung, one of a pair of organs in the chest that supplies the body with oxygen, and removes carbon dioxide from the body. Pulmonary, having to do with the lungs.
- One can presume that, CAT scan is a term people commonly use to refer to computerized axial tomography (CAT) scans. The scan itself combines an X-ray with a computer to produce cross-section views of various sections of the body.
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