A CT scan of your chest gives a lot more information than a chest X-ray. When you have a CT scan of your chest, you may require an injection of a dye called contrast to enhance the pictures. This injection can give you a warm feeling for a few seconds, which quickly passes. It’s important for me to know if you have any allergy to contrast/dye used for CT scans.
CT scanning takes a bit longer than a chest X-ray but it’s still very quick. CT scanners have more room and are not tunnel scanners like MRI, so they don’t tend to cause claustrophobia.
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Once you’ve had your CT scan, the pictures will be analysed and reported by a Consultant Radiologist who will send a report directly to me. I will then look at the pictures and take you through them. All the hospitals that I work in have a CT scanning department.