Radiology & Imaging18 Videos
Consolidation Radiology | Lecturio
●High resolution computed tomography (HRCT, also called thin-section CT scanning) provides more detail than either chest radiography or conventional CT scanning, with an overall sensitivity of 95 percent and a specificity approaching 100 percent. Compared to chest radiography, HRCT can more accurately assess the pattern and distribution of diffuse lung disease, which may be beneficial […]
CT Head Interpretation for Beginners – OSCE Guide – UKMLA – CPSA
Head CT Computed tomography (CT) of the head uses special x-ray equipment to help assess head injuries, severe headaches, dizziness, and other symptoms of aneurysm, bleeding, stroke, and brain tumors. It also helps your doctor to evaluate your face, sinuses, and skull or to plan radiation therapy for brain cancer. In emergency cases, it can […]
How I Read a Chest CT
What are some common uses of the procedure? Doctors use chest CT to: examine abnormalities found on chest x-rays. help diagnose the causes of signs or symptoms of chest disease, such as cough, shortness of breath, chest pain, or fever. detect and evaluate the extent of tumors that arise in the chest, or tumors that […]
How to identify normal lung anatomy on chest CT
What is CT Scanning of the Chest? Computed tomography, more commonly known as a CT or CAT scan, is a diagnostic medical imaging test. Like traditional x-rays, it produces multiple images or pictures of the inside of the body. A CT scan generates images that can be reformatted in multiple planes. It can even generate […]
How to Read a CT Scan of the Head
What is a head CT? Computed tomography, more commonly known as a CT or CAT scan, is a diagnostic medical imaging test. Like traditional x-rays, it produces multiple images or pictures of the inside of the body. A CT scan generates images that can be reformatted in multiple planes. It can even generate three-dimensional images. […]
