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Abdominal CT scans (also called CAT scans), are a type of specialized X-ray. They help your doctor see the organs, blood vessels, and bones in your abdomen. We’ll explain why your doctor may ...
Stage I disease – normal CT abdomen. Of the 157 patients with Stage I disease, CT of the chest was reported as abnormal in 13 (8%), one of whom had an abnormal chest x-ray ().Of these 13 cases ...
An abdominal mass is any abnormal growth that occurs within the abdomen. There are various causes of these masses, including cysts in the stomach or other organs, medical conditions, and cancer. A ...
Based on such data, a 2006 report from the National Research Council has estimated that exposure to 10 mSv—the approximate dose from a CT scan of the abdomen—increases the lifetime risk of ...
CT of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis revealed a mass measuring 5 cm in diameter in the pelvis that was composed of fat, soft tissue, and calcifications.
A 70-year-old woman was evaluated because of increasing dyspnea on exertion and abnormal findings on chest imaging. Eleven years before this evaluation, mild mosaic attenuation at the lung bases wa ...