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Abdominal CT Scan
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What do Abnormal Results Mean?
The CT scan may show the following:
Additional conditions under which the test may be performed include the following:
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• Definition
• Why is the Test Performed?
• How is the Test Performed?
• How to Prepare for the Test?
• How will the Test Feel?
• What do Abnormal Results Mean?
• Special Considerations
• Risks
• Pictures & Images
Topics that might be of interest to you Diseases & Conditions
• Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
• Abscess
• Acute Bilateral Obstructive Uropathy
• Acute Cholecystitis (Gallstones)
• Acute Kidney Failure
• Acute Unilateral Obstructive Uropathy
• Addison's Disease
• Alcoholic Liver Disease
• Allergies
• Amebic Liver Abscess
• Anaphylaxis
• Appendicitis
• Atheroembolic Renal Disease
• Bilateral Hydronephrosis
• Cancer - Renal Pelvis or Ureter
• Cholangiocarcinoma
• Choledocholithiasis
• Cholelithiasis
• Chronic Bilateral Obstructive Uropathy
• Chronic Cholecystitis
• Chronic Glomerulonephritis
• Chronic Pancreatitis
• Chronic Renal Failure
• Chronic Unilateral Obstructive Uropathy
• Cushing's Syndrome
• Cushing's Syndrome - Adrenal Tumor
• Cystinuria
• Echinococcus
• Glucagonoma
• Hairy Cell Leukemia
• Hepatocellular Carcinoma
• Histoplasmosis - Disseminated
• Hives
• Hodgkin's Lymphoma
• Hyperaldosteronism - Primary and Secondary
• Injury - Kidney and Ureter
• Intestinal Obstruction
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome (Functional Bowel)
• Kidney Infection (Pyelonephritis)
• Medullary Cystic Disease
• Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia (MEN) I
• Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia (MEN) II
• Nephrocalcinosis
• Nephrolithiasis
• Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
• Ovarian Cancer
• Pancreatic Abscess
• Pancreatic Carcinoma
• Pancreatic Islet Cell Tumor
• Pancreatic Pseudocyst
• Pancreatitis
• Pheochromocytoma
• Polycystic Kidney Disease
• Pyogenic Liver Abscess
• Reflux Nephropathy
• Renal Artery Stenosis
• Renal Cell Carcinoma
• Renal Vein Thrombosis
• Retroperitoneal Fibrosis
• Sclerosing Cholangitis
• Skin Lesion of Histoplasmosis
• Testicular Cancer
• Unilateral Hydronephrosis
• Ureterocele
• Wilms' Tumor
• Wilson's Disease
• Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome
Tests & Exams
• CT Scan
• X-Ray
Other Topics
• Adolescent Test or Procedure Preparation
• Cysts
• Infant Test/Procedure Preparation
• Itching
• Nausea and Vomiting
• Preschooler Test/Procedure Preparation
• School Age Test/Procedure Preparation
• Sneezing
• Swollen Glands
• Taste - Impaired
• Toddler Test/Procedure Preparation
Review Date : 5/9/2003
Reviewed By : Benjamin Taragin, M.D., Department of Radiology, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY. Review Provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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