CAT
- Created by: Jasmine Clarke
- Created on: 20-03-14 08:59
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- Computer axial tomography (CAT) scan
- What it does?
- What it produces
- Images that are produced are more detailed than x-ray images
- A CT scan can produce images of structures inside the body, including the internal organs, blood vessels, bones and tumours
- Images that are produced are more detailed than x-ray images
- Advantages
- Can diagnose a variety of different health conditions, such as brain tumours, bone conditions and internal damage.
- Disadvantages
- Scan results are not available immediately
- Expose you to more radiation than other scanning techniques
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