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Cat Scans CAT SCANS A CAT Scan or CT Scan is also known as a computed axial tomography. The CT Scan is a technique that allows relatively safe, painless, and rapid diagnosis in previously inaccessible areas of the body. An X-ray tube, rotating around a specific area of the body, delivers an appropriate amount of X radiation for the tissue being studied. It then takes pictures of that part of the internal anatomy from different angles. The CT Scan creates a type of X-ray that uses a computer to produce detailed cross-sectional images of the body. A computer program is then used to form a composite, a readable image. The images are then assembled in a computer into a three-dimensional picture that can display organs, bones, blood, and soft tissues in great detail. A CT Scan can take 10 minutes to about an hour depending on the area of the body to be examined. CT Scans are done in various parts of the body. For example, CT Scans can be done in the pulmonary area to check for fluid (pulmonary edema), which could be a sign of congestive heart failure. CT Scans may also be done on the head for emergency treatment for scan, ct, exam, done, patient, body, before, should, chest, asked, area, x-ray, scans, physician, performed, one, head, eat, drink, different, computer, areas, type, tomography, technician, taken, take, specific, special, pulmonary, prior, preparation, pictures, pelvis, nurse, night, medium, medical, march, lie, images, hours, hour, heart, given, dye, during, depending, contrast, blood