Easy: You lie on a platform which moves into the ring of the ct scanner. The exam usually takes less than a 2 minutes. You feel nothing but may be asked to hold your breath during the exam. Sometimes contrast medication is given into a vein to make body parts easier to see. Other than the mild sting of having a catheter put in a vein, most patients don't notice the injection of contrast.
Answered 6/4/2013
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Read/Watch more here: Please see these articles (and it's related articles) for a good summary and demonstration of the actual ct scan procedure: http://www.Conciergeradiologist.Com/ct-scan-procedure.Html http://www.Conciergeradiologist.Com/ct-scan.Html the procedure is very quick. If your ct scan requires contrast, you can learn more about that here: http://www.Conciergeradiologist.Com/ct-scan-with-contrast.Html.
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