Computed Tomography (CT) Scan

A CT scanner is a narrow, doughnut-shaped machine that uses X-ray equipment to take cross-sectional pictures of your body in order to detect and monitor tumors and other conditions and diseases. The CT scan’s segmented view enables your physician to look at your body from multiple angles and provides additional information that is valuable to your diagnosis and/or treatment. This test is noninvasive and painless, but it does require you to lie still for an extended period of time. A dye may be given through an IV to provide a more defined image of the internal structures.