CT Scans in Bangalore - BookMyScans

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Start to Finish Guide CT SCAN CENTERS IN
BANGALOREHOW TO FIND THE BEST?
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TYPES OF CT SCANS
CT Scan Abdomen
Abdominal CT scan can accurately diagnose many
causes of abdomen pains such as inflamed colon,
colon cancer, diverticulitis, appendicitis. It is
also helpful in imaging several types of tissues
found in liver, spleen, pancreas kidneys. CT
Scans are one of the preferred methods for
diagnosing different kind of cancers including
colon cancer.
CT Angiography
CTA computed tomography angiography is used to
analyse the blood flow in arteries flowing from
the brain, lungs, kidneys, arms and till the end
of the legs. CT Angiography scans are commonly
used to treat pulmonary embolism, a condition
where one or more arteries in lungs are getting
blocked through blood clots.
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TYPES OF CT SCANS
CT Chest Scan
CT chest scans are commonly used for diagnosing
the cause of continuous cough, breath shortness,
severe fever chest pain. CT chest scan can
detect even small abnormalities that could be
cancerous whereas conventional X-rays will not
detect such cancerous cells at the beginning
stage. Most of the patients who are met with
accidents use CT chest scans to identify the
damage to the organs and bones including spine
and large blood vessels.
CT Head Scan
CT Head scans helps in identifying brain tumours,
head injuries common brain diseases. It shows
images of bones, soft tissues blood vessels at
the same time. It can detect blood clots or any
kind of blood leak in the brain. Also it is
widely used to conduct radiation therapies for
brain and other tissue level cancers. Recent days
the usage of head scans are increased due to the
stress related brain disorders and road accidents
that causes skull fractures and brain damages.
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TYPES OF CT SCANS
CT Scan for Spine
CT spine scans are more detailed than traditional
x-rays where it can obtain images of different
types of tissues in bone, muscle and blood
vessels. Most commonly CT spine scans are used
before and after surgery to diagnose the spinal
damage and various types of tumours occurring in
each vertebra. Also CT spine scan is helpful in
diagnosing the degenerative diseases such as
arthritis and common spinal problems like
herniated disc which is a kind of problem with a
rubbery disc between spinal bones.
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CT Scan benefits Risks
Major Benefits

• Identifies when surgeries are exactly required
• Reduces unwanted investigative surgeries
• Simplifies the cancer diagnosis and its treatment
  procedures
• Reduces your time in hospital, thereby reducing
  costs
• For guiding severe conditions such as stroke
  cardiac related diseases
• CT scan can be done even if you have any kind of
  implanted medical device,
• whereas in MRI you cant
• CT scan is always painless unless you are
  allergic to contrast materials.
• 3D images of coronary arteries and more

Common Risks of CT Scans
Chance of Cancers Most common risk as many
researchers and physicians explore to the world
that the radiation in a CT scan is quite
dangerous in increasing the chance of getting
cancer. But, such statements are partially false
and which usually increased patients
claustrophobia and confusions on undergoing CT
Scans.
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CT Scan benefits Risks
Common Risks of CT Scans
Pregnant Women Only for pregnant women, usually
CT scans are not recommended unless there is an
emergency. If the CT is used only for chest or
head there is no risk for the baby. But, if you
undergo a CT scan for abdomen and pelvis, there
will be a mild risk for baby and a chance of
developing cancer on unborn baby.
Continuous exposure As a common rule in
radiology - the higher radiation, the greater
risk. If you are using CT scans for long-term
basis, there might be a chance of getting cancer
and other radiation related diseases. Also
childrens have chances of getting risks than
adults and very rarely their DNAs might get
damaged due to the x-ray radiations. Contrast
Material These days, a patient who is undergoing
a CT scan will be having a short medical test or
study of your previous health records to check
whether they have any medications for some other
health ailments. The contrast material, usually
iodine based can cause some allergic reaction to
patients only those have some other health issues
which will be pre-diagnosed through medical
tests. Otherwise, there will be minor reactions
such as nausea and vomiting.
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High CT scan Radiation is harmful?
The radiation doses used in CT scans are usually
measured by Millisievert (mSv) According to
research, humans are usually gets a radiation
dose of about 3-4 mSv per year from natures
radioactive material and cosmic radiations from
space. More likely it was less than 0.5 percent
on getting a future cancer.
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Precautions before after CT scan
Before CT Scan

• You have to remove the clothes and wear a
  hospital gown
• Remove all the metal objects you wear such as
  belt, jewellery, eye glasses etc.,
• Stop food/drink intake a few hours before the
  scan
• Inform the physician if you are taking any
  medication for diabetes before receiving the
  contrast drink/injection
• Also inform your physician if you have any
  history of heart problems, asthma, diabetes,
  thyroid or kidney problems.
• Before taking the contrast material, you will be
  signing a consent form which gives you the
  detailed risks and side effects associated with
  it. Read out and confirm with radiologists
  whether you will be allergic to the contrast
  material.
• If you are pregnant, you should avoid CT scan and
  also you have to inform the physician. If you are
  undergoing scan other than abdomen, there will be
  no problem. But usually X-ray radiations from CT
  scan are always harmful to pregnant women.

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Precautions before after CT scan
After CT Scan

• If you take contrast material, then after the
  scan procedure, you have to take more fluids
  continuously to flush such contrast dye.
• Once your scan is done, you will be monitored for
  some time whether you are affected with any side
  effects of contrast material. If you feel any
  pain, reddishness or swelling in the IV injected
  area, inform the specialist immediately.
• There is no specific precautions after CT scan,
  but sometimes your doctor may advise for specific
  diet and activities based on your health
  condition.

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CT scan or MRI which is best..?
Yes, many of us have a question what is the
difference between CT scan and MRI scan and
thinking about which one is better than other.
Usually both CT and MRI scanner machines look
similar but what it does is entirely different.
CT scanners emit X-rays into the body and
produces images of density and the tissues of a
solid organ and can provide detailed information
on head, eyes, inner ear, sinuses, chest, pelvis,
hips, reproductive systems, bladder,
gastrointestinal tract and skeletal system
whereas MRI scanners emits powerful magnetic
radio waves to produce pictures of organs, soft
tissues, bone and other internal body structures.
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CT scan or MRI which is best..?
MRI vs CT Scan
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CT scan or MRI which is best..?
MRI brain
CT brain
Based on the patients health condition and the
kind of diagnosis required MRI and CT scans both
are equally best in their strengths. MRI scans
test results are more specific than CT scan.
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CT Scanners used by the labs
The quality of a CT scanner is usually defined by
its number of Slices. Higher the number of
Slices, the more accuracy in detailed imaging.
Most of the CT scanners used by bangalore
labs/Diagnostic centres are between 8 to 64
slices few centers use 128 to 256 slices CT
scanners. 320 to 640 slice scanners are also
available in some of the CT scan centers in
bangalore.
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Authorization of CT scan Centers in bangalore
Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) of India
audits and recognize the diagnostic scan centers
in Bangalore.
The Diagnostic centers in bangalore should
provide AERB on the specifications of their
machines, evidence of quality assurance and they
should have requisite license and registration
from AERB.
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How much does CT Scans Cost in bangalore?
Usually CT scans in bangalore costs around Rs.
6,000 to Rs. 15,000 and some scan centres charge
upto Rs. 20,000 for 3D CT as per diagnostic
requirements. If you check with
www.bookmyscans.com Any CT scans in bangalore
is just Rs.1999 without contrast Rs.2999 with
Contrast. This will be the cheapest CT scan
pricing in bangalore
The scan cost differs based on the kind of scans.
Abdominal CT Scans are quite expensive than other
CT scans. Also, there is a huge price variation
for abdomen scan in every centre. You have to be
prepared well while comparing scan prices as well
the quality of the scan centres in bangalore.
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How to Compare CT Scans pricing Book
appointments online?
Online diagnosis scan portals like
www.bookmyscans.com can help you to compare CT
scan pricing and to fix appointments online in
your desired scan center.
It functions like other Popular sites such as
letting you to decide on choosing the CT scan
centres in bangalore.
You can schedule your date and time of
appointment and choosing your nearest CT scan
centre in bangalore.
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Benefits of booking CT Scans online
Hoping that you got a clear idea on what is CT
scan and A-Z about CT scan centres in bangalore.
In our generation everything is online which
saves our time and we enjoy the best quality at
lesser costs.
Heres a short comparison of Traditional Scan
booking vs Online Scan Booking
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Benefits of booking CT Scans online
Compare your scans Its true that you cant get
a clear price structure for your scans in
traditional scan booking, but when you opt online
then you can compare the scan prices of various
diagnostic centres in bangalore. Low Scan
Pricing Another important advantage on booking
scans online are that the price of scans are as
low upto 40 when you compare with traditional
scan booking. You can also get several discount
and offers and save your money in huge
margin. Save your time Instead of spending
hours of waiting in the scan centres, you can
book the same scan in the same centre through
online within 60 seconds and fix your desired
date/time. Once you have fixed the scan
appointment you can pay the scan bills
online. Quality of Scans If you are doing the
traditional scan booking, then you can view the
scan machines only when you are lying on the
scanner table. But in online scans, you can see
the quality of CT scan machines in every centre
of bangalore. Even you can see the reviews of
people who used the scan centres. Online
Reports As you know, due to the increased
patient population, waiting in the scan centres
for reports is time sucking for everyone. You
have to spare a whole day or you have to rely on
someone else to collect such reports. But in
online scan booking, you can eliminate all such
hurdles and download the scan reports which also
help you to keep a track on your health if you
are doing regular diagnosis.
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