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Ct Scan Abdomen - Articles
CT scans and cancer risk
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Marie L.
Posted
Mon 04 Jan 2010 4:45pm
scan is often cited as 8 to 10 mSv, but they found that the median dose of this type of scan was actually 66% higher, and the median dose of a multiphase CT scan of the abdomen...
Careful of CT scans, ESPECIALLY of your pelvis. From Medscape:
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December 17, 2009 — Computed tomography (CT) scans are widely used
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CT Scan and Bone Scan
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Daria
Posted
Tue 20 Apr 2010 12:00am
Yesterday I went in for my CT scan and bone scan. First the CT scan and getting an IV. Finding a good vein in my left arm is getting to be a bit tricky so the nurse... then poured me my one liter ‘contrast’ drink and sent me to the waiting room so I could slurp it up. A short time later I had my CT scan.
After my CT scan, I went to nuclear
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Went in for scans today. CT scan ...
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RCC-Fighter
Posted
Mon 04 May 2009 5:26pm
Went in for scans today. CT scan and bone scan, plus labs.
I keep hearing about "scanxiety" leading up to the scans and wonder why I manage to avoid feeling any....
Of course, it was impossible to do so during the CT scan because the robotic man-voice kept talking to me. "Breath in...hold your breath...breath" kept me awake what with me being
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CT Scan and Bone Scan Results
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Daria
Posted
Thu 29 Apr 2010 12:00am
It wasn’t long before the door knock came and in walked my Onc. He asked me how I was feeling … do I have pain of any kind, how is the Xeloda treating me? I’m thinking to myself … enough of the small talk, give me the news.
This is sort of how it went …
There are new growths on the liver …. blah blah blah … Xeloda no longe ...
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CT Scan this morning
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Carrie Ostrea
Posted
Wed 02 Feb 2011 10:21am
, but I’m a bit concerned as to why they are starting to grow again.
Dr. Bernstein, Hannah’s local specialist, scheduled Hannah to get a CT of her abdomen today at 11 am so we can see exactly where we are at. We can compare this to the CT done back at the National Institutes of Health back in March of last year.
What makes me really nervous is that she
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October 07, 2008 COPD fun?! drinking Redi-CT for CT scan
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Roxlyn
Posted
Tue 07 Oct 2008 6:16pm
I may be a bit crabby today, because I'm following instructions in preparation for abdominal CT scan with contrast. 3 hours before: stop eating and drinking, 2 hrs before drink a half bottle of "stuff" called Redi-CT, instructions say you can sip it, but radiology technician suggested to chug it down and think sweet thoughts. Umm, it must not taste
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CT scans and radiation exposure
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Dr. William D.
Posted
Tue 26 Aug 2008 4:17pm
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, by the National Council on Radiation Protection. “Medical exposure now dwarfs that of all other sources.”
Where do CT heart scans fall?
Let's first take a look at exposure...
Pelvis CT 3 – 4 mSv
Chest CT 5 – 7 mSv
Abdomen CT 5 – 7 mSv
Abdomen/pelvis CT 8 – 11 mSv
Coronary CT angiography 5 – 12 mSv
Non-CT
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CT scans increasing cancer risk
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Katherine B.
Posted
Mon 14 Dec 2009 1:00pm
different types of CT studies; median (midpoint) doses ranged from 2 millisieverts for a routine head CT scan to 31 millisieverts for a multiphase abdomen and pelvis scan. “Within...
Doses of radiation from commonly performed computed tomography (CT) scans vary widely, appear higher than generally believed and may contribute to an estimated tens
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CA125 and CT Scan Results are back...
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Shauna Berglund-Immel
Posted
Mon 10 Aug 2009 4:32pm
higher at 81.
The CT scan shows a small increase in the amount of fluid in the abdomen. Nothing else is changed.
Given these changes, I think we should continue... steadily lately. And the fluid in the abdomen would explain my increasing waistline, which is pretty much non existent. On top of that, it feels so crowded in there. It's hard to eat
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