CT scans use X-rays, radiation detectors and computers to produce images or "slices" through the body. In most cases, the images are in the axial plane -- a view looking down through the body.

Results of axial CT scan planning of the pelvis revealed a small-bowel loop entangled in the pelvis and prostate-rectal interface (arrow). Although this patient had no prior history of abdominal ...

None of the people with a negative MRI scan had a positive CT scan. In the MRI-first arm, scans were positive in 20 (22%) and negative in 71 (78%) of people. Again, CT added no further cases among ...

The CT scan goes into use in the United States. Lives will be saved. Originally known as a CAT scan -- for computed (or computerized) axial tomography, or computer-aided (or assisted) tomography ...

Carotid Artery Dissection: (Left) Right Carotid Angiogram; (Right) Axial CT scan 3 days after the fall.Note on the angiogram the abrupt tapering and occlusion of the internal carotid artery, forming a ...

Axial thin-section non-contrast CT scan shows ground-glass opacities in the lower lobes with a pronounced peripheral distribution (arrows). [Radiological Society of North America] February 10, 2020 ...

Anterior Cerebral Artery Infarction. Axial CT scans. Note the hypodense area in the right medial frontal lobe in the distribution of the right anterior cerebral artery. As the lesion is more than 2-3 ...

Axial and coronal CT images in 88-year-old woman show mild hippocampal calcification (arrowheads). Credit. Radiological Society of North America. Usage Restrictions. May use with credit.