Bone and Joint CT Scans
How the Test is Performed
Bone and Joint CT Scans are performed in the radiology department scanning room, with the patient lying flat (supine) on a CT table. The head is placed in a comfortable ‘docking pillow’ and the CT scanner gantry (donut) passess over and around the affected limb to perform the scan.
Medical Conditions and Symptoms
Bone and Joint CT Scans are useful in defining infection, trauma, degenerative disease and congenital abnormalities of bones and joints.
Test Results Explained
Bone and Joint CT Scans are accurate and sensitive in determining small bone breaks (fractures), periosteal reaction (infection and inflammation of the bone) and degenerative disease of the bone.
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Also Known As
- Limb CT
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