2024年5月7日 · A computerized tomography scan, also called a CT scan, is a type of imaging that uses X-ray techniques to create detailed images of the body. It then uses a computer to create cross-sectional images, also called slices, of the bones, blood vessels and soft tissues inside the body. CT scan images show more detail than plain X-rays do.

2024年11月14日 · Some CT scans of the chest performed in children use no more dose than a traditional chest X-ray. Some imaging technologies are the result of long-standing research and development programs by Mayo Clinic radiology scientists. These include the photon-counting CT scanner and a compact 3-tesla MRI system for imaging the brain.

A computerized tomography (CT) urogram is an imaging exam used to evaluate the urinary tract. The urinary tract includes the kidneys, bladder and the tubes (ureters) that carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder.

2024年11月14日 · Radiologists and radiology staff conduct advanced, high-quality diagnostic imaging tests and perform an array of image-guided therapies. Your care team provides you with a complete range of advanced, high-quality diagnostic imaging tests and image-guided treatments in a caring, safe and efficient environment.

2024年6月11日 · A computerized tomography (CT) coronary angiogram is an imaging test that looks at the arteries that supply blood to the heart. A CT coronary angiogram uses a powerful X-ray machine to make images of the heart and its blood vessels. The test is used to diagnose many different heart conditions.

2023年4月22日 · The CT Clinical Innovation Center has worked for nearly a decade to help develop clinical applications for photon-counting CT technology. Mayo Clinic installed the world's first of these scanners in 2014 and began using the third-generation version clinically in 2021. "It's a fundamental shift in CT imaging," Dr. Baffour says.

2024年1月5日 · This large number of cases, integrated with ongoing research and education, results in broad expertise in the imaging and treatment of diseases affecting people of all ages. Research leaders Researchers at Mayo Clinic are dedicated to studying and developing new techniques and applications for SPECT imaging, including several clinical trials.

2019年10月22日 · Dr. Wermers concludes, "Our experience suggests that 11 C-choline PET/CT is a sensitive, safe, low-dose and fast preoperative imaging option in patients with hyperparathyroidism and suspected parathyroid adenomas. We hope to expand access to this exciting technique for more patients in the near future."

2023年7月22日 · A coronary calcium scan uses computerized tomography (CT) imaging to take pictures of your heart's arteries. It can detect calcium deposits in the coronary arteries. Calcium deposits can narrow the arteries and increase the risk of a heart attack. The image on the left shows where the heart is typically located in the body (A).

2023年7月6日 · Virtual colonoscopy is also known as screening CT colonography. Unlike the usual or traditional colonoscopy, which needs a scope to be put into your rectum and advanced through your colon, virtual colonoscopy uses a CT scan to take hundreds of cross-sectional pictures of your belly organs.