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What is CT Scanning?
Alternative Names
• CAT scan
• Computed axial tomography (CAT) scan
What is CT Scanning?
Beams that have passed through less dense tissue such as the
lungs will be stronger, whereas beams that have passed through
denser tissue such as bone will be weaker.
The scanner looks like a large doughnut. During the scan the
patient lies on a bed, with the body part under examination
placed in the round tunnel or opening of the scanner. The bed
then moves slowly backwards and forwards to allow the scanner
to take pictures of the body, although it does not touch the
patient. The length of the test depends on the number of pictures
and the different angles taken.
How is a CT scan prepared for?
If the patient is receiving an abdomen scan, for example, they will
be asked not to eat for six hours before the test. They will be
given a drink containing gastrografin, an aniseed flavoured X-ray
dye, 45 minutes before the procedure.
Sometimes a liquid X-ray dye is injected into the veins during the
test. This also makes it easier to see the organs, blood vessels or,
for example, a tumor.