Difference between revisions of "CT"

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==By location==
 
==By location==
*[[CT of the head]]
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*[[CT of the thorax]]
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File:Computed_tomography_of_human_brain_(5)_-_local.jpg|link=CT of the head|[[CT of the head|CT of the '''head''']]
*[[CT of the abdomen and pelvis]]
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File:High-resolution_computed_tomograph_of_a_normal_thorax,_axial_plane_(49).jpg|link=CT of the thorax|[[CT of the thorax|CT of the '''thorax''']]
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File:Enlarged gallbladder with gallstone and cholecystitis.jpg|link=CT of the abdomen and pelvis|[[CT of the abdomen and pelvis|CT of the '''abdomen and pelvis''']]
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</gallery>
  
 
==With contrast==
 
==With contrast==

Revision as of 19:03, 5 November 2018

By location

With contrast

General approach

  • Check the order form
  • Who is the ordering individual?
  • From which unit?
  • Patient history
  • Requested investigation
  • Suspected diseases or other questions
  • Earlier investigations, and their findings
  • Examine the images at hand
  • Complement with reconstructions where needed, such as volume renderings or thinner slices.
  • Write report
See also: General notes on reporting

  • Check one extra time if it answers for the suspected diseases or other questions

Hounsfield scale