CT scan | Tests and scans - Cancer Research UK
A CT scan is a test that uses x-rays and a computer to create detailed pictures of the inside of your body. It takes pictures from different angles. The computer puts them together to make a 3 dimensional (3D) image. CT (or CAT) stands for computed (axial) tomography. You usually have a CT scan in the x-ray (radiology) department as an ...
CT scan for neuroendocrine tumours | Cancer Research UK
A CT scan is a test that uses x-rays and a computer to create detailed pictures of the inside of your body. It takes pictures from different angles. The computer puts them together to make a 3 dimensional (3D) image. CT (or CAT) stands for computed (axial) tomography. You usually have a CT scan in the x-ray (radiology) department as an ...
CT colonography | Tests and scans - Cancer Research UK
CT colonography. CT (computed tomography) colonography is a test that uses CT scans to check the large bowel (colon) and back passage (rectum). It’s also called a virtual colonoscopy. You have this test as an outpatient in the CT scanning (or radiology) department at the hospital. A radiographer or specialist doctor (radiologist) carries out ...
CT scan | Oesophageal cancer - Cancer Research UK
A CT scan is a test that uses x-rays and a computer to create detailed pictures of the inside of your body. It takes pictures from different angles. The computer puts them together to make a 3 dimensional (3D) image. CT (or CAT) stands for computed (axial) tomography. You usually have a CT scan in the x-ray (radiology) department as an ...
Screening for lung cancer - Cancer Research UK
Short-term health-related quality of life consequences in a lung cancer CT screening trial (NELSON) KA Van den Bergh and others. British Journal of Cancer, 2010. Vol 102. The UK Lung Cancer Screening Trial: a pilot randomised controlled trial of low-dose computed tomography screening for the early detection of lung cancer. JK Field and others
PET-CT scan | Tests and scans - Cancer Research UK
This might not be cancer but scar tissue left over from the cancer killed off by your treatment. A PET-CT scan can sometimes show whether this tissue is active cancer or not. Preparing for your PET-CT scan. For most PET-CT scans, you need to stop eating about 4 to 6 hours beforehand. You can usually drink water during this time.
Tests for kidney cancer - Cancer Research UK
CT scan . CT (or CAT) scan stands for computed (axial) tomography. It is a test that uses x-rays and a computer to create detailed pictures of the inside of your body. You might have a CT scan of your abdomen and chest. You may have an injection of contrast into a vein beforehand.
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You usually have a CT scan of your chest and tummy (abdomen). MRI scan . An MRI scan is a type of scan that uses magnetism and radio waves to take pictures of the inside of your body. It usually takes between 15 and 90 minutes. PET-CT scan . A PET-CT scan combines a CT scan and a PET scan.
Tests for bowel cancer - Cancer Research UK
Read more about having a CT scan ; PET-CT scan. A PET-CT scan combines a CT scan with a PET scan to give detailed information about the cancer. You might have a PET-CT scan to: check whether the cancer has spread to other parts of the body. help decide the best treatment for you. show how well the treatment is working. check whether the cancer ...
Tests for lung cancer - Cancer Research UK
CT scan with contrast. A CT scan is a test that uses x-rays and a computer to create detailed pictures of the inside of your body. It takes pictures from different angles. The computer puts them together to make a 3 dimensional (3D) image. CT (or CAT) stands for computed (axial) tomography. Doctors can use a CT scan to look for lung cancer.