So wɔaka akyerɛ wo sɛ wɔnyɛ CT scan (Computed Tomography)? Mma ɛnhaw wo, yɛbɛka eyi ho asɛm akɔ akyiri!

Sɛ oduruyɛfo bi ka kyerɛ wo sɛ yɛ CT scan (Computed Tomography) a, ebia ehu bɛbɔ wo kakra na woapɛ sɛ wuhu, ɛnte saa? Ɛyɛ ade a ɛyɛ daa ma nsɛmmisa te sɛ "Dɛn ne no? So ɛbɛyɛ yaw? Dɛn nti na wɔreyɛ?" sɛ ɛbɛba w’adwene mu. Enti ɛnnɛ, yɛbɛka nea CT scan yɛ, nea ɛkɔ so, ne sɛnea ɛsɛ sɛ yesiesie yɛn ho ma no wɔ ɔkwan a ɛnyɛ den na ntease wom so ho asɛm.

Dɛn ankasa ne CT scan?

Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, CT scan te sɛ X-ray, na wɔde hwɛ wo nipadua mu. Nanso, X-ray a wɔyɛ no daa no ma wunya mfonini a ɛyɛ tratraa a wɔatwa afi ɔfã biako nkutoo. Wɔ CT scan mu no, afiri titiriw bi di akɔneaba twa wo ho hyia na ɛtwa X-ray mfonini ɔhaha pii fi mmeae ahorow. Afei kɔmputa ka mfonini ahorow yi nyinaa bom ma ɛyɛ wo nipadua no afã abiɛsa (3D) a akwaa ne nnompe ka ho.

Fa no sɛ, sɛ wode X-ray a wɔyɛ no daa hwɛ koko bi a, nneɛma te sɛ ahurututu ne koma no te sɛ nea wɔakata ne nyinaa so. Nanso sɛ woyɛ CT scan a, wubetumi ahu akwaa yi mu biara wɔ ɔkwan soronko so na emu da hɔ yiye. Nnipa binom nso frɛ eyi CAT scan. CT gyina hɔ ma `(Computed Tomography)`, na CAT gyina hɔ ma `(Computed Axial Tomography)`. Ɔkwan biara so no, eyinom yɛ sɔhwɛ koro no ara.

Dɛn na yebetumi de CT scan ahu?

CT scan betumi ahu wo nipadua no afã horow a edidi so yi pefee:

• Nnompe (nnompe) .
• Ntini ahorow
• Akwaa a ɛwɔ nipadua no mu (te sɛ ahurututu, koma, mmerɛbo, asaabo) .
• Mogya ntini (mogya ntini) .

Nyarewa bɛn na CT scan betumi aboa ma wɔahu?

CT scan boa nnuruyɛfo kɛse wɔ nyarewa ne opira ahorow a wohu mu. Nhwɛso kakraa bi ni:

• Kokoram ahorow bi ne akisikuru a ɛnyɛ kokoram (Benign tumors) .
• Nnompe a abubu (nnompe a abubu, akisikuru) .
• Koma mu yare
• Mogya a ɛtwetwe
• Nyarewa a ɛba dwensɔtwaa mu (sɛ nhwɛso no, `(Appendicitis)`, `(Diverticulitis)`, dwensɔtwaa mu akwanside, `(Crohn yare)`) .
• Asaabo mu abo
• Amemene no mu opira (te sɛ ti a opira) .
• Akyi berɛmo mu opira (akyi berɛmo mu opira) .
• Mogya a ɛtɔ gu nipadua no mu

Fa no sɛ wohwe ase mpofirim na wobɔ wo ti denneennen. Afei ebia oduruyɛfo no bɛpɛ sɛ ohu pɛpɛɛpɛ sɛ mogya tu anaa ɛho ahonhon bi wɔ ti no mu anaa. Ɛno ne bere a CT scan bɛyɛ nea ɛho hia kɛse.

Ɔkwan bɛn so na ɛsɛ sɛ yesiesie yɛn ho ansa na wɔayɛ CT scan?

Wo duruyɛfo bɛkyerɛkyerɛ biribiara a ɛsɛ sɛ wuhu mu ansa na wɔayɛ wo CT scan, nanso eyi ne nea ɛtaa ba:

• Yɛ nhyehyɛe sɛ wubedu hɔ ntɛm kakra asen bere a woahyɛ da ayɛ. Oduruyɛfo no bɛkyerɛ wo bere a ɛsɛ sɛ wudu hɔ.
• Wɔ CT scan no hoNni biribiara nnɔnhwerew anan ansa na woadi.
• Nom nsu a emu da hɔ te sɛ nsu, tii, ne nnuaba mu nsu (a wɔayiyi mu) nkutoo nnɔnhwerew abien ansa na woayɛ scan.
• Hyɛ ntade a ɛyɛ fɛ. Yi dade agude (te sɛ asomuade, kɔnmuade, nkaa) ne ntade a wɔde dade ayɛ. Ebia ayaresabea no bɛma wo atade soronko bi a wobɛhyɛ.

Dɛn ne CT scan a ɛwɔ nsonsonoe? (CT Scan a Wɔde Nsonsonoe Ayɛ)

Ɛtɔ mmere bi a, wɔde nsu soronko bi (te sɛ aduru) di dwuma de ma nipadua no afã horow bi, akwaa, anaa mogya ntini a wohu wɔ CT scan mu no mu da hɔ. Wɔfrɛ eyi `(Nneɛma a ɛne ne ho bɔ abira)` . Wobetumi de ama wɔ akwan abien so:

1. Intravenous (IV): Wɔde saa nsu yi fa cannula mu gu ntini bi mu, te sɛ nkyene.

2. Nsonsonoe a ɛwɔ anom: Ɛtɔ mmere bi a, titiriw bere a worehwehwɛ nipadua no afã horow te sɛ dwensɔtwaa mu no, wɔma wo nsu bi ma nom (sɛ nhwɛso no, barium mene).

Saa `(Contrast material)` yi ma nnuruyɛfo tumi hu ntini, akwaa, ne mogya ntini bi pefee. Ɛma ɛyɛ mmerɛw sɛ wobehu nyarewa. `(IV contrast)`, a wɔde fa ntini mu no, taa yi fi nipadua no mu bere a wotow wo ho gu wɔ nnɔnhwerew 24 ntam no.

Ahosiesie foforo a wɔyɛ ma CT a ɛne ne ho bɔ abira:

Sɛ wode nneɛma a ɛma nsonsonoe reyɛ CT scan a, ɛho behia sɛ wuhu nneɛma foforo kakraa bi:

• Mogya mu nhwehwɛmu: Ebia wɔbɛka akyerɛ wo sɛ wɔnyɛ wo mogya mu nhwehwɛmu ansa na wɔayɛ wo CT scan. Hwɛ hu sɛ wo duruyɛfo no nim sɛ ebia asiane biara nni ho sɛ wubenya nneɛma a ɛma wohu nsonsonoe no anaa.
• Aduan ne anonne anohyeto: Nea ɛbɛyɛ na woasiw akisikuru ne ɔfe ano bere a wɔde ade a ɛma wohu nsonsonoe no rema no, wɔbɛka akyerɛ wo sɛ nom nsu a emu da hɔ nkutoo nnɔnhwerew anan ansa na wɔayɛ scan no. Nhwɛso ahorow: soup broth (a ngo nnim), tii (a ɛyɛ ahabammono nkutoo), kɔfe (a nufusu ne asikre nnim), nnuaba mu nsu a wɔayiyi mu yiye, gelatin, ne anonne bi a emu da hɔ na ɛyɛ dɛ (te sɛ ginger ale).
• Nnuru a ɛma obi ho yɛ no yaw: Sɛ wo ho yɛ wo hyew wɔ nneɛma a ɛne ne ho bɔ abira a wɔde yɛ CT scan (a iodine wom) ho, kyerɛ sɛ, sɛ wo ho yɛ wo hyew wɔ biribi a ɛte saa ho bere bi a atwam a, wo duruyɛfo betumi ama wo nnuru titiriw (te sɛ steroid ne antihistamines) a wobɛnom anadwo a edi scan no anim ne anɔpa a wɔbɛyɛ scan no. Ɛsɛ sɛ wo ne wo duruyɛfo kasa fa eyi ho na wunya nnuru a wɔakyerɛw ama wɔn. (Nnuru ahorow abien na wɔde yɛ MRI scan na wɔde biako yɛ CT scan. Sɛ wo ho yɛ wo hyew wɔ biako ho a, ɛnkyerɛ sɛ wo ho yɛ wo hyew wɔ foforo ho.)
• Nsu a ɛma nsonsonoe: Sɛ wɔma wo nsu a ɛne ne ho bɔ abira sɛ nom , ɛsɛ sɛ wonom sɛnea oduruyɛfo no ka kyerɛ wo no pɛpɛɛpɛ, ne bere a wɔaka akyerɛ wo no.

Dɛn na ɛba bere a wɔreyɛ CT scan no?

Wɔ sɔhwɛ no mu no, wobɛtaa ada baabi a ɛte sɛ mpa (`(Table)`). Sɛ wo sɔhwɛ no hwehwɛ sɛ `(Contrast material)` a, akwahosan ho adwumayɛfo bi de bɛhyɛ wo ntini mu. Sɛ wɔde saa `(Contrast)` yi ma a, nnipa binomEbia wobɛte ɔhyew nka kakra anaasɛ dade dɛ bi wɔ w’anom. Eyi yɛ ade a ɛfata, mma ɛnhaw wo.

Sɛ wofi ase scan no a, eyi ne nea ɛba:

• Afiri kɛse bi a ɛte sɛ donut (`(Doughnut-shaped scanner)`) kɔ mpa a wowɔ mu no mu.
• Saa bere yi mu no, ɛsɛ sɛ wotra hɔ dinn sɛnea wubetumi, efisɛ sɛ wokɔ baabiara a, ebetumi ama mfonini ahorow no ayɛ kusuu.
• Ɛtɔ da bi a wɔbɛka akyerɛ wo sɛ kura wo home mu bere tiaa bi, mpɛn pii no bere tiaa bi, te sɛ sikani 15-20.
• Afiri no twa nipadua no fã a oduruyɛfo no pɛ sɛ ohu no mfonini. Nea ɛnte sɛ MRI scan (Magnetic Resonance Imaging scan) no, CT scan nyɛ dede pii, ɛyɛ komm.
• Sɛ wɔyɛ sɔhwɛ no wie a, mpa no san fi afiri no mu ba.

Bere tenten ahe na CT scan gye?

Mpɛn pii no, CT scan gye bɛyɛ dɔnhwerew biako. Nanso wɔde saa bere no fã kɛse no ara siesie wɔn ho. Scan ankasa no ankasa gye nea ennu simma 10 anaa 15. Sɛ oduruyɛfo no ma wo okay no wie – a ɛkyerɛ sɛ bere a wɔawie scan no na mfonini ahorow no ayɛ papa a – wubetumi ayɛ w’adwuma a wotaa yɛ no.

So nsunsuanso bɔne bi wɔ CT scan mu?

Mpɛn pii no, CT scan no ankasa mma ɛde ɔhaw akɛse ba. Nanso, nnipa binom betumi anya nsunsuanso nketenkete afi nneɛma a ɛne ne ho bɔ abira no mu. Nhwɛsoɔ:

• Akisikuru ne ɔfe
• Tipaeɛ
• Adwene a ɛyɛ basaa

Eyinom taa yɛ yiye bere tiaa bi akyi.

Bere bɛn na yebehu nea ebefi CT scan no mu aba?

Mpɛn pii no, egye nnɔnhwerew 24 kosi 48 ansa na woanya wo CT scan no aba. radiologist (oduruyɛfo a ne ho akokwaw wɔ CT scan ne X-ray afoforo mu) bɛhwɛ wo scan mfonini ahorow no na wakyerɛw nea wohui no ho amanneɛbɔ. Nanso, wɔ tebea a egye ntɛmpɛ mu, te sɛ ayaresabea anaa baabi a wɔhwɛ wɔn a wɔwɔ ayaresa a egye ntɛmpɛ mu no, nnuruyɛfo betumi anya nea efi mu ba no wɔ dɔnhwerew biako pɛ mu.

Sɛ radiologist no ne wo duruyɛfo no hwɛ nea afi mu aba no mu wie a, wɔbɛma wo bere foforo anaasɛ wɔbɛfrɛ wo ma wɔasusuw nsɛm no ho.

So CT scan yɛ nea asiane biara nni ho?

Nnuruyɛfo ka sɛ CT scan yɛ nea asiane biara nni ho kɛse . CT scan nso yɛ nea asiane biara nni ho mma mmofra nkumaa. Sɛ wɔyɛ no ma mmofra a, nnuruyɛfo tew dodow a wɔde ma no so na ama mframa a ɛbɔ wɔn no so atew.

Te sɛ X-ray no, CT scan de mframa nketenkete a ɛma ionizing di dwuma de twa mfonini. Asiane ahorow a ɛwɔ saa mframa a ɛbɔ yi mu no bi ni:

• Kokoram ho asiane:Wɔ nsusuwii mu no, sɔhwɛ ahorow a wɔde mframa a ano yɛ den te sɛ X-ray ne CT scan di dwuma no betumi ama asiane a ɛwɔ hɔ sɛ obi benya kokoram no ayɛ kɛse kakraa bi pɛ. Nanso nsonsonoe no sua araa ma ɛyɛ den sɛ wobɛsusuw no pɛpɛɛpɛ.
• Nneɛma a ɛma obi ho yɛ no hyew: Ɛtɔ mmere bi a, wubetumi anya akisikuru wɔ ade a ɛne ne ho bɔ abira no ho. Eyi betumi ayɛ ketewaa bi anaasɛ ebetumi ayɛ aniberesɛm. Ɛno nti na yebisa sɛ ebia woanya allergy bi pɛn anaa.

Sɛ wowɔ nsɛmmisa anaa nsɛm bi a ɛhaw wo wɔ akwahosan ho asiane a ɛwɔ CT scan mu ho a, wo ne wo duruyɛfo nka ho asɛm pefee. Wobetumi akyerɛkyerɛ mu akyerɛ wo na wɔaboa wo ma woasi gyinae a ɛfata.

So metumi ayɛ CT scan sɛ manyinsɛn a?

Sɛ woanyinsɛn, anaasɛ wususuw sɛ ebia woanyinsɛn a, akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ woka kyerɛ wo duruyɛfo. Ebia CT scan a wɔbɛyɛ wɔ wo akyi berɛmo ne wo yafunu mu no bɛma wo ba a ɔhyɛ yafunu mu no anya mframa bi. Nanso, mpɛn pii no dodow no nkɔ soro sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a ebetumi apira akokoaa no. Afei nso, wo nipadua akwaa afoforo (sɛ nhwɛso no, ti, wo moma so) CT scan no mfa asiane biara mma akokoaa a ɔhyɛ yafunu mu no. Nanso, ɛbɛyɛ papa sɛ wo ne wo duruyɛfo bɛkasa afa eyi ho na woanya afotu.

Awiei koraa no, nneɛma kakraa bi a ɛsɛ sɛ wokae (Take-Home Message) .

Ɛyɛ ade a ɛfata sɛ wo ho yeraw wo kakra na wo ho yeraw wo bere a wo duruyɛfo ka kyerɛ wo sɛ yɛ CT scan (Computed Tomography) no. Nanso kae sɛ, CT scan ne:

• Sɔhwɛ a ɛnyɛ yaw.
• Asiane a ɛwɔ mu no sua koraa.
• Ɛboa nnuruyɛfo kɛse wɔ aduruyɛ mu tebea horow pii a wohu mu.

Sɛ wuhu yare no pɛpɛɛpɛ a, ɛbɛboa wo duruyɛfo ma wasi ayaresa a eye sen biara ama wo. Enti, nsuro sɛ wo ne wo duruyɛfo bɛkasa afa nsɛmmisa anaa dadwen biara a ebia wowɔ ho. Afei nso, bisa sɔhwɛ afoforo a ebetumi aba ho asɛm. Afei wubetumi anya eyi ho ntease a emu da hɔ.

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