Measurement of lean body mass using ct scans 22 average bmi clinical and demographic information. Using ct volume data results showed significant correlation among the three methods as shown in table 2. In emergency cases it can reveal internal injuries and bleeding quickly enough to help save lives. Ct scans provide more detailed images of more types of tissue than traditional x rays do which allows your doctor to detect and locate many medical conditions. Ct scanning is fast painless noninvasive and accurate. Like other x ray imaging exams ct scans expose you briefly to a small targeted amount of ionizing radiation.
This typically involves scanning the body from the chin to below the hips with a form of x ray imaging that produces cross sectional images. Our ct systems are always at the leading edge be it hardware or software. Industrial computed tomography has been part of our metrology service for a long time. The technology used is called x ray computed. Just the one dimension. A computed tomography ct scan uses a combination of computer processed x ray measurements that have been taken from different angles to produce cross sectional slices of the body allowing professionals to see the insides without cutting.
We provide a wealth of experience in data acquisition and analysis gathered over more than 10 years. Analysis of bmi reveals an average bmi 26 kgm2 and a preponderance of overweight and obese patients with only 5 presenting with a bmi 185 kgm2. Computed tomography contract measurement is the place to have your components analyzed and measured. Ct scan images provide more detailed information than plain x rays do. A history of weight loss was common with an average loss of 8689. A computerized tomography ct scan combines a series of x ray images taken from different angles around your body and uses computer processing to create cross sectional images slices of the bones blood vessels and soft tissues inside your body.
Computed tomography ct of the body uses sophisticated x ray technology to help detect a variety of diseases and conditions. My first ct scan was in december 2013 and at that time they reported it as 15cm. While technologies vary the vast majority of these high tech checkups use computed tomography ct scans to examine your entire body or specific parts such as the heart and lungs promising to. Using ct based automated and manual assessment methods the amounts of body fat were measured using ct volume data and a ct image at the location of umbilicus and correlated to results from other methods tables 2and and33. The radiation helps create an image of structures inside your body. Subseuqent measurements by other hospitals and by other modes i had both ct and ultrasound either showed roughly the same measurement in the case of the ct 15 or 16 cm or in the case of the ultrasound it didnt show any lesion at all.
Gallery of Body Measurement Ct Scan
