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Computed tomography scan

... CT scans are most often done on an outpatient basis, so ... will not keep you from
getting a CT scan, but extra ... be taken if that area is to be scanned. ...

http://www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/examsandtestdescriptions/imagingradiologytests/imaging-radiology-tests-ct

The ABCs of Cancer Testing: Decoding Common ...

... CT/CAT scan – A CT or CAT scan is shorthand ... An MRI is different from a CT
scan, however, because it ... tissues inside the body that other scans can't ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/news/features/the-abcs-of-cancer-testing-decoding-common-abbreviations

The ABCs of Cancer Testing: Decoding Common ...

... CT/CAT scan – A CT or CAT scan is shorthand ... An MRI is different from a CT
scan, however, because it ... tissues inside the body that other scans can't ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/news/the-abcs-of-cancer-testing-decoding-common-abbreviations

How is malignant mesothelioma found?

... CT scan: A CT scan (or CAT scan) is like an x ... Instead of taking one picture,
a CT scanner takes many ... CT scans are often used to help decide if you ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/malignantmesothelioma/overviewguide/malignant-mesothelioma-overview-diagnosed

How is salivary gland cancer diagnosed?

... A CT scan is an x-ray procedure that produces ... of taking one x-ray, a CT scanner
takes many ... CT scans provide better detail about soft tissues than ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/salivaryglandcancer/detailedguide/salivary-gland-cancer-diagnosis

How are Ewing tumors diagnosed?

... MRI scans are usually a bit better at defining the ... The CT scan is an x-ray test
that produces detailed ... like a regular x-ray, a CT scanner takes many ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/ewingfamilyoftumors/detailedguide/ewing-family-of-tumors-diagnosis

How is cancer of the esophagus diagnosed?

... the patient remains on the CT scanning table while ... Magnetic resonance imaging
(MRI) scan. Like CT scans, MRI scans provide detailed images of ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/esophaguscancer/detailedguide/esophagus-cancer-diagnosis

How is rhabdomyosarcoma diagnosed?

... The picture is not finely detailed like a CT or MRI scan, but it ... PET scans are
not used routinely to help diagnose RMS, but they can sometimes be ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/rhabdomyosarcoma/detailedguide/rhabdomyosarcoma-diagnosis

How is kidney cancer diagnosed?

... CT scans will take longer than regular x-rays and ... CT scanning is one of the
most useful tests ... The CT scan will provide precise information about the ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/kidneycancer/detailedguide/kidney-cancer-adult-diagnosis

How is colorectal cancer diagnosed?

... Computed tomography (CT or CAT) scan. ... CT scans take longer than regular
x-rays. The patient has to lie still on a table while the CT scan is being ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/colonandrectumcancer/overviewguide/colorectal-cancer-overview-diagnosis