CT is a painless, non-invasive and accurate method of imaging soft tissue, lung, bone and blood vessels, which provides true multi-planar 2& 3D images of the entire body.
A CT scanner is an x-ray tube and an x-ray detector housed in a gantry shaped like a giant ring. The x-ray tube and the detector move around in a circle; when x-rays are emitted they are received by the detector and converted into a two dimensional image. This image can be reconstructed to produce virtual 3D images.
CT scans can be performed on any part of the body and are very useful because they can demonstrate several kinds of body tissue with great clarity. CT is an important tool in medical imaging and a sensitive method for diagnosing a wide range of conditions including cancer, heart and vascular disease, trauma and musculoskeletal disorders.
More recently CT is being utilised in preventative medicine and screening, for example, the use of CT virtual colonoscopy for patients with a high risk of colon cancer.
At 3fivetwo Healthcare, we are able to offer state of the art facilities with our 64-slice MDCT scanner.
We offer a full range of services, some of which are detailed below:
- CT Cardiac Angiography
- CT Calcium scoring
- Lung Nodule Assessment
- Brain Perfusion
- Virtual Colonoscopy
- Dental Implantology
- Bone Densitometry
- Advanced vessel analysis
Benefits of CT include:
- Rapid collection of images
- Clear and specific information
- A view of a large portion of the body
- Excellent bone detail
Our 64 slice Philips Brilliance MDCT provides excellent fine detail cross sectional images of all body areas including but not limited to:
- CT Virtual Colonography
- Cardiac CT
- Calcium scoring
- CT Arthrogram
- General body CT
- Lung nodule assessment
- Dental implantology – ITD and Nobel guide
- Advanced vessel analysis
- Brain perfusion
- 3D reconstruction for orthopaedic scans
A referral from a medical professional is required for all CT examinations.