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Abdominal CT Scan

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CT scans and other X-rays are monitored and regulated to provide the minimum amount of radiation exposure needed to produce the image. CT scans provide low levels of radiation. During pregnancy, an abdominal CT scan is usually not recommended, because there is some evidence of risk to the fetus.

The most common dye used is iodine based. A person who is allergic to iodine may experience nausea, sneezing, vomiting, itching, or hives. Rarely, the dye may cause anaphylaxis (a life-threatening allergic response).



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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

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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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