Is A Non Contrast CT Of The Abdomen Enough?
It depends on what your looking for, but in general no. Non contrast means that no oral or IV contrast is given. I’d say that the non contrast CT…
It depends on what your looking for, but in general no. Non contrast means that no oral or IV contrast is given. I’d say that the non contrast CT…
Oral contrast is given as a drink before a CT scan to highlight the bowel. Often there is a 1-2 hour wait before scanning takes place to allow enough…
IV contrast injected through a vein prior to your CT highlights organs, blood vessels and bowel loops on a CT scan. Structures throughout the body get highlighted to different degrees…
Free fluid on CT means that the fluid is free flowing and not encapsulated. Free fluid can be simple, complex or bloody. The quantity of free fluid can range from…
Fat stranding on CT means that the normally dark fat becomes lighter and dirtier looking. Fat stranding on CT can be an important indicator of inflammatory change around an organ…
Fat stranding on CT describes the fat next to a structure looking lighter and dirtier than the usual homogeneous dark gray found throughout the body. Often fat stranding on…
A PET scan is done after injecting a radioactive drug into your vein. A PET scan shows the metabolic activity of various tissues and abnormalities throughout the body. Many…
Extravasation is a commonly used term by radiologists to indicate that blood is going outside a blood vessel. It is also used in a more general way to denote that…
A common term used by radiologists across all different types of tests is a filling defect. This means that there is something inside a lumen that prevents normal filling. A…
Foreign body on X-ray means that the radiologist is seeing something that does not belong in the body. Foreign body is something that comes from the outside and ends up…
The phrase chronic finding is sometimes used by radiologists to indicate that a finding on an imaging test has been present for some time. This may mean that a finding…
Your doctor may have ordered your exam stat instead of routine. This means that the test will be done as soon as possible and also read quicker then the routine…