CT Scan

Scanning technology helps doctors diagnose many conditions.

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How Does It Work?

In a CT scan, a patient lies on a table while a sophisticated machine circles the body, taking X-rays from many different angles. Medical professionals then use special software to create cross-section images of bones, blood vessels, organs and other parts of the body.  CT - short for computed tomography - scans can be used to diagnose disease or injury and to plan medical or surgical treatment.

    • Sometimes, patients receive a contrast dye that's swallowed or injected into an intravenous (IV) line. The dye allows the body part in question to be seen even more clearly.
    • Overall, CT images provide more detailed information than plain X-rays do. And the technology has advanced tremendously since its invention in the 1970s.

Revolutionizing Imaging

  • Spiral CT, introduced in the 1990s, has much faster and accurate scanning capabilities, which exposes patients to less radiation.
  • Main Street Radiology was the first practice in Queens to install a 16-detector spiral CT, which has the ability to scan up to 16 times faster than a traditional spiral CT.
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