CT Scan or CAT Scan – Computed Tomography in Little Rock, AR

A radiologist, qualified by the American Board of Radiology, monitors the CT scan. The radiologist may be helped by a radiology technician and maybe a radiology nurse. You might be asked to fast for a set number of hours before your CT scan with our Little Rock, AR team. A contrast substance, at times called “dye,” may be administered to outline vascular systems or enhance organ depictions. If a contrast agent is utilized, it will be given into a vein, generally in your arm. Some or all of the substance might be given via a syringe, or all of it may run gradually into your vascular system from an intravenous (IV) bottle. A history of contrast (such as iodine) allergic reaction should be indicated to our personnel preceding the CT or CAT scan. You will be asked to lie on a table that shifts into an empty ring in the center of the CT scanning machine. X-rays go through the area of concern in your body and are detected by a range of mechanical sensors. You will be given breathing directions, and then the counter will pass slowly through the CT or CAT scanner. The total scan could be finished within moments. You will experience absolutely no pain. Information from these sensors is then computer-processed and displayed as a picture on a video screen. Film duplicates of these pictures may be produced for later review.