- The CT scan was first introduced in the 1970's.
- This examination uses an X-ray beam to map the interior of the human body.
- CT scans excel at defining bone and vascular problems such as complex fractures and narrowing or aneurysms of blood vessels.
- CT is commonly used to detect tumors and monitor treatement response.
- CT angiography on new state of the art scanners is able to show the coronary arteries without ever placing a catheter in the arteries!
- CT can be used to create internal endoscopic views of the colon & lungs.
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