Our CT scanners can take images of the whole body and/or heart and also the bowel.
For cardiac patients, it allows assessment of the whole heart-coronary arteries, cardiac veins, cardiac chambers and valves.
For screening of the bowel to detect disease or abnormalities, you can have a CT colonography.
The CT scanner produces highly detailed images at the lowest possible radiation dose and performs coronary angiography without the need for invasive catheters, which reduces the risk to the patient.
What is a CT scan used for?
- Diagnose conditions (including cancer, stroke and musculoskeletal conditions)
- Guide further tests and treatments
- Monitor conditions
Our cardiac CT scanner is used for patients who have chest pain, who are difficult to image, such as those with cardiac arrhythmia or who are overweight.
The advanced technology means some scans, for example brain scans and kidney scans, can be reduced from two separate studies to one combined test.
The extremely low radiation dose is of special benefit in young people and children who need a CT scan and the power of the CT scanner means excellent image quality is possible even in overweight patients.
