A 63-year-old male asked:
what side effects from a ct scan?
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Dr. Michael Korona answered
33 years experience Interventional Radiology
See: Radiologyinfo.Org. Safe test.
Answered on Dec 8, 2012
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A 51-year-old male asked:
Dr. Michael Gabor answered
33 years experience Diagnostic Radiology
No, there: are no side effects from the CT. There are potential side effects of CT contrast, including a very small chance of severe allergic reaction/anaphylax ... Read More
A 52-year-old male asked:
Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered
49 years experience Pathology
Minimal: Any radiation has a risk of inducing cancer. The need for CT has be balanced against the minor risk of cancer from radiation for CT.
A 43-year-old male asked:
Dr. Michael Gabor answered
33 years experience Diagnostic Radiology
The IV: contrast is generally very well tolerated. The warm or flush sensation is transient. You can find more information at. http://www.radiologyinfo.org/ ... Read More
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A 23-year-old male asked:
Dr. Joseph Accurso answered
29 years experience Radiology
Both very safe: However, MRI is likely safer because it does not use ionizing radiation like ct.
Mri is essentially a very fancy radio, and ct is a very fancy x-ra ... Read More
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