Posts Tagged ‘Ultrasound’
A year ago I had abdominal pain that woudlnt go away, so my gastro doc orderd a CT scan of my abdomen and pelvis. The test was normal, and later I was diagnosed with a minor hernia. 3 weeks ago, I was diagnosed with prostitis. After medication failed to work, the urologist insisted that I have a ct scan so he could rule out prostate/bladder cancer. The scan turned out to be normal. While I was dealing with this, I was ALSO having severe heart palpatations and minor chest pain. I went to a cardiologist who performed an ultrasound and ecg. Both were normal but my symptoms were still present. He then insisted that I have a nuclear stress test. The nuclear stress test showed areas of concern and he is now insisting that the smart thing to do is to have an heart cath wich will involve radiation equal to a ct scan.
So to summarize, in two years I’ve had already had two abdominal ct scans AND a nuclear stress test. If i do the heart cath, what’s my cancer risk becuase of all these tests??
I failed to mention that I’m only 32 years old, and a non-smoker.
Thanks for the reply. But I guess Im confused. Why do countless souces and medical journals insist that there certainly is a big inrease in cancer risk when multiple scans are done? I agree about my heart, and that’s why I’ll probaly go through with the Heart Cath. But i’m freaked out by the masses amount of radiation that I’ve receioved in such a short period of time. If I do the heart cath next week, it would be radiation equal to 2-3 abdominal cat scans in less than a month. (not including the ct scan that was done a year ago.)
I’ll probably do the Cath, but do you really think that i shouldnt have a concern for cancer risks?
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i live in the u.k and i am finding out the sex of my unborn baby but want to know how many people im allowed to take in with me? i want 3 people maybe 4. but i no when you go to the hospital they get funny and only allow 1 or 2 people. but as im paying for this scan i wounderd if it was different?
I am going for my 3d ultrasound Tuesday, and I was just wondering if any of you had any tips for me. Like, do I need to drink lots of water before, or have something sweet? In the past, I have only had 2d ultrasounds, so I don’t really know what to do to prepare. Any advice would be helpful!
Dump CT for ultrasound to get better results, says radiologist
A scientist has urged the medical fraternity to use ultrasound instead of computed tomography (CT), for better first-time diagnosis, in evaluating acute female pelvic and lower abdominal conditions.
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Using a flip-card format, this compact guide provides protocols that take the guesswork out of image documentation. These comprehensive protocols follow the imaging guidelines of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) and include a universal method for documenting any type of pathology. Examples of the required images for the physician’s diagnostic interpretation are included. Documentation specifics are provided for full and limited abdominal studi… More >>
What are the side-effect of these tests? What could go wrong in long or short term as a side effect of any radiation impact from these tests, if there are any radiations.
Im booked for a 4d ultrasound tomorrow but i went to the midwide last week and she said that baby is head down but not engaged. Will they still be able to see her properly?
Also at my last scan at 18 weeks the gender was only 80% girl as he said ’she’ was in a very difficult position. Will the 4d scan be able to give a more accurate prediction?