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Thoracic CT

Alternative Names

Chest CT; CT scan – lungs; CT scan – chest

Definition of Thoracic CT

Thoracic CT (computer tomography) is an imaging method that uses x-rays to create cross-sectional pictures of the the chest and upper abdomen.

Review

David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc. – 8/13/2010

CT scan
Thyroid cancer - CT scan
Pulmonary nodule, solitary - CT scan
Lung mass, right upper lobe - CT scan
Bronchial cancer - CT scan
Lung mass, right lung - CT scan
Lung nodule, right lower lung - CT scan
Lung with squamous cell cancer - CT scan
Vertebra, thoracic (mid back)
Normal lung anatomy

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