Wan CT Angiogram fɔ no gud gud wan bɔt yu blɔd vesel dɛn! Wi go tɔk bɔt dis?

Sɔntɛnde, wi dɔktɔ dɛn kin nid fɔ tek tɛm luk di blɔd vesel dɛn we de insay wi bɔdi. Fɔ tɔk di kɔrɛkt tin, fɔ si if ɛni prɔblɛm de insay di blɔd vesel dɛn, if blok de sɔmsay, if smɔl bulge de lɛk balyɔn. Na da tɛm de dis spɛshal tɛst we dɛn kɔl CT Angiogram de ɛp wi. Lɛ wi si wetin na dis, aw dɛn kin du am, ɛn wetin mek dɛn nid am?

Wetin na CT Angiogram?

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, CT angiogram na tɛst we de tek ditayli pikchɔ dɛn bɔt yu blɔd vesel dɛn ɛn di tisu dɛn we de rawnd dɛn. I tan lɛk foto, bɔt i klia pasmak. Bɔku tɛm dɛn kin du dis tɛst fɔ chɛk if di at dɛn we de gi blɔd to yu at dɔn blok ɔ smɔl, we dɛn kɔl korona at, ɔ wetin dɔktɔ dɛn kin kɔl korona at sik . Fɔ dis rizin, sɔmtɛm dɛn kin kɔl am korona CT angiogram, ɔr CCTA.

Us ɔda sik dɛn we dɛn kin yuz CT angiogram fɔ no if dɛn gɛt am?

Dɛn kin yuz dis CT angiogram fɔ no bɔku tin dɛn, nɔto jɔs di blɔd vesel dɛn na di at. Tink bɔt dɛn tin ya:

• Aneurism: Dis na we blɔd vesel, fɔ ɛgzampul yu aorta ɔ wan blɔd vesel na yu bren, bulge abnɔmal wan, lɛk balyɔn.
• di aorta disekshכn: Dis na we di insay layt de na di wכl na yu aorta.
• Arteriovenous malformation: Dis na di kכndyushכn we di atεri dεm εn di vein dεm de miks, spεshal wan na ples dεm lεk di bren.
• Carotid artery disease: Na wan we de blok we di fat we de de (plaque) na di at we de kɛr blɔd go na yu bren.
• Pεriferal atεri sik: Na wan kכndyushכn wae de mek plek de bכku na di at dεm na yu lεg כ yu an dεm.
• Pulmonary embolism: Na bכdi we de kכlכt we de lod na di lכng.
• Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD): Na wan wan we de te ɔ separet na di wɔl na di korona at na di at.
• Traumatic injury: We shap tin nak yu chɛst, yu nɛk, ɔ yu ed, ɛn dis kin mek yu blɔd vesel dɛn pwɛl.

Nɔto dat nɔmɔ, bɔt sɔntɛnde yu dɔktɔ kin yuz CT angiogram bak fɔ plan bifo tɛm fɔ ɔpreshɔn ɔ ɔda mɛrɛsin dɛn. Fɔ ɛgzampul, i kin ɛp yu fɔ luk yu korona at bifo yu du at valv riplesmɛnt, at baypas ɔpreshɔn, ɔ put stent.

"Tɛknikal wan, CT angiogram na di pikchɔ we kɔmɔt frɔm dis tɛst. CT angiografi na di we aw dɛn kin yuz fɔ tek dɛn pikchɔ ya. Bɔt as wi de tɔk, dɛn kin yuz ɔl tu fɔ di tɛst we yu kin go insay fɔ. Sɔm pipul dɛn kin kɔl am bak CTA fɔ shɔt."

Aw CT angiografi de wok?

Yu no se ivin we wi de du CT skan ɔltɛm, i kin tek ditayla, tri-dimɛnshɔnal (3D) pikchɔ dɛn bɔt di insay pat na wi bɔdi? Dat na bikɔs di skan kin tek bɔku bɔku tu-dimɛnshɔnal (2D), flat pikchɔ dɛn. Dɔn kɔmpyuta kin stich ɔl dɛn pikchɔ dɛn ya togɛda fɔ mek fayn fayn 3D pikchɔ dɛn. Bɔt di big difrɛns bitwin CT skan ɛn CT angiografi na we dɛn yuz kɔntrast day .

dis CT skan mεtכd, we dεn kam togεda wit di fכrosεnt mεtirial, de mek yu bכdi vεsul dεm tan lεk se dεn dכn ‘layt’. Di dɔktɔ kin rɔta dis 3D pikchɔ na ɔl di say dɛn. I tan lɛk se yu ol wan smɔl mɔdel fɔ yu blɔd vesel na in an. Dis kin mek i ebul fɔ si ɛni pat pan di blɔd vesel frɔm difrɛn angul dɛn, sho ɛni prɔblɛm we i gɛt, ɛn plan fɔ trit am.

CT angiografi nɔ kin invayv ɛn i kin kɛr smɔl risk pas tradishɔnal angiografi. Insay tradishɔnal angiogram, dɛn kin put wan tin tiub we dɛn kɔl kateta insay yu blɔd vesel ɛn gayd am to di say we dɛn de chɛk. CT angiogram nɔ nid fɔ gɛt kateshɔn. Bɔt i go dipen pan yu ej ɛn ɔda mɛrɛsin dɛn, yu nɔ go bi gud kandidet fɔ CT angiogram. If na so i bi, yu go nid fɔ du di mɔ invasiv tradishɔnal angiografi we wi bin dɔn tɔk bɔt.

Aw yu fɔ pripia bifo dis tɛst?

Di dɔktɔ we se yu fɔ du CT angiogram go tɛl yu aw fɔ pripia. Bɔku tɛm, yu go nid fɔ tɛl di dɔktɔ dɛn tin ya:

• Bɔt ɔl di mɛrɛsin dɛn we yu de tek naw.
• Yu kɔmplit mɛdikal histri, inklud at sik, kidni prɔblɛm, ɛn alɛji.
• Yu dɔn ɛva gɛt alɛji fɔ wan kɔntrast day we dɛn yuz fɔ tɛst bifo?
• Ilɛksɛf yu gɛt bɛlɛ ɔ yu na mama we de gi pikin in bɛlɛ .

Di dɔktɔ go gi yu sɔm patikyula tin dɛn we yu fɔ fala. Dɛn tin ya kin bi tin dɛn lɛk:

• Ɔmɔs awa a fɔ fast fɔ di tɛst, we min se a nɔ de it ɔ drink ɛnitin?
• Yu nid fɔ stɔp fɔ tek ɛni mɛrɛsin we yu kin tek bifo di tɛst?

We yu kam fɔ di tɛst, dɛn go gi yu ɔspitul gɔn fɔ wɛr. Yu go nid bak fɔ pul ɛni gold ɔ silva jɔyri we yu wɛr, bikɔs dɛn kin ambɔg di tɛst.

Wetin fɔ ɛkspɛkt we dɛn de du CT angiogram?

CT angiography kin bi kwik ɛn i nɔ kin fil pen . Bɔt dɛn kin put IV kateta, we na smɔl tiub, insay wan vein na yu an. Yu wek ɛn yu nɔ de ɔnda anestezi. Yu go ledɔm pan ɛgzam tebul. Dis tebul na big sɛkɔndari ring, lɛk donut, we de muv rawnd insay. Yu nɔ de na kɔnfyus ɔl, lɛk aw yu go bi we dɛn de du MRI skan.

Yu nid fɔ rili stil we yu de du di tɛst so dat di skan mashin go gɛt gud pikchɔ dɛn. Wan pɔsin we dɛn tren spɛshal wan we dɛn kɔl Radiologic Technologist go du yu tɛst. I go ɛksplen ɛni step ɛn tɛl yu wetin fɔ du (fɔ ɛgzampul, aw lɔng fɔ ol yu briz). Na dis na wetin kin apin:

• Dɛn go mek yu ledɔm na di ɛgzam tebul.
• I go ɛp yu fɔ de fil fayn. Yu kin ebul fɔ yuz pilo ɔ strɛp fɔ mek yu kɔntinyu fɔ de na wan ples.
• Dɛn go put IV insay yu vein fɔ gi yu di kɔntrast day. Dis go mɔs bi na yu an ɔ yu groin. Di IV go de na in ples te dɛn tek di pikchɔ dɛn. Yu kin fil smɔl wam as di day de go insay Dis na nɔmal tin, nɔ wɔri.
• If di tɛst fɔ luk yu korona at, di dɔktɔ go tay smɔl pat dɛn (EKG lid) na yu chɛst. Dis kin mek di dɔktɔ ebul fɔ tek pikchɔ dɛn we dɛn taym fɔ yu at bit.
• We ɔltin dɔn rɛdi, di tɛknishian go go na wan sɛpret rum. I go ebul fɔ si ɛn tɔk to yu tru wan intakɔm sistem.
• Di ɛgzam tebul de muf bak ɛn go insay di ring we tan lɛk donut na di skan. Di skan mashin kin tek bɔku bɔku pikchɔ dɛn dis tɛm. Yu go yɛri smɔl sawnd we de buz ɔ klik.
• Di pɔsin we sabi bɔt tɛknɔlɔji go tɛl yu ustɛm fɔ ol yu briz ɛn ustɛm fɔ stil de. Ivin if yu muv smɔl, dat kin afɛkt di kwaliti fɔ di pikchɔ dɛn.
• Afta dɛn dɔn tek inof pikchɔ, dɛn kin pul di IV ɛn put smɔl bandej oba di say. Dɛn go ɛp yu bak fɔ grap na di tebul. Dɔn di tɛst dɔn.

Yu go de na di ɛgzam rum fɔ lɛk 20 to 60 minit, ɛn yu go de insay di tɛm fɔ pripia. Yu go jɔs de na di skan fɔ wan ɔ tu minit. I go dɔn kwik kwik wan. Bɔt di dɔktɔ kin gɛt fɔ go tru di skan pas wan tɛm fɔ gɛt ɔl di pikchɔ dɛn we i nid.

Ɛni bad tin de we pɔsin kin du we i tek CT angiogram?

Dipen pan wetin yu nid ɛn wetin yu de wɔri bɔt, sɔm prɔblɛm dɛn kin de fɔ CT angiography. Dɛn tin ya na:

• Yuz kɔntrast day: Dis nɔto prɔblɛm fɔ bɔku pipul dɛn. Bɔt sɔntɛnde, yu kin gɛt alɛji fɔ dis day. If yu dɔn gɛt dis bifo, yu dɔktɔ kin gi yu mɛrɛsin fɔ drink bifo yu du di tɛst ɔ i kin tɛl yu fɔ du difrɛn tɛst.
• Low-dose redyushɔn ɛksplɔshɔn:Di amount of redyushɔn we yu kin gɛt frɔm wan tɛst rili smɔl. Bɔt if yu gɛt raytin fɔ yu layf, dat kin mek yu gɛt kansa smɔl. Yu dɔktɔ go tink bɔt ɔl dɛn tin ya. In jɛnɛral, dɛn risk ya smɔl we yu kɔmpia am wit di bɛnifit dɛn we CTA de gi.

Wetin kin apin afta dɛn dɔn du CT angiogram?

We yu tɛst dɔn, yu kin go bak to yu nɔmal tin dɛn. Bɔt yu fɔ drink bɔku wata ɛn ɔda wata . Dis go ɛp di kɔntrast day fɔ kɔmɔt na yu bɔdi kwik kwik wan.

Wetin na di rizulyt dɛm fɔ di CTA?

CT angiography de mek yu blɔd vesel dɛn ɛn di tisu dɛn we de rawnd dɛn ditayli pikchɔ dɛn, inklud di kapilari bed dɛn. Dɛn pikchɔ ya kin sho bɔku prɔblɛm dɛn na yu blɔd vesel dɛn, lɛk we di plek dɛn kin bɔku ɛn di anɛrizm. Wan dɔktɔ we de stɔdi bɔt raydio kin luk dɛn pikchɔ dɛn ya ɛn analayz dɛn. I kin ripɔt wetin dɛn fɛn to di dɔktɔ we tɛl yu fɔ du di tɛst. Dɔn di dɔktɔ go tɔk to yu ɛn ɛksplen wetin go apin.

Yu kin nid fɔ go to yu dɔktɔ bak (fɔl-ɔp visit). Yu kin nid bak fɔ du mɔ tɛst dɛn. Yu dɔktɔ go tɛl yu wetin fɔ du nɛks. Nɔr frayd fɔ aks kwɛstyɔn bɔt de rizɔlt ɛn aw dɛn kin afɛkt yu.

Ustɛm a fɔ kɔl di dɔktɔ?

Tɔk to yu dɔktɔ di tɛm lɛk dis:

• If yu gɛt ɛni kwɛstyɔn we yu de pripia fɔ yu CT angiogram.
• If yu gɛt kwɛstyɔn bɔt di tɛst rizɔlt .
• If yu want fɔ tɔk bɔt yu diagnosis ɔr tritmɛnt opshɔn dɛm .

I nɔ mata aw pɔsin tɛl yu se di tɛst kin apin kwik ɛn i nɔ kin mek yu fil pen, i nɔmal fɔ mek yu fil fred smɔl. Dat na okay. Na nɔmal tin fɔ fil smɔl fred bifo ɛni tɛst. Bɔt yu nid fɔ mɛmba se di CT angiogram de fɔ ɛp yu. I de mek di dɔktɔ si wetin de apin insay yu blɔd vesel. Wit dɛn rizulyt dɛn de, yu ɛn di dɔktɔ kin plan di tritmɛnt we yu nid fɔ yu wɛlbɔdi.

Di tin dɛn we impɔtant pas ɔl we wi nid fɔ mɛmba

Okay, so wi don tok plenti boht di CT Angiogram. No nid fɔ fred. Dis na wan rili impɔtant tɛst we dɛn kin yuz fɔ gɛt ditayli luk pan di blɔd vesel dɛn we de insay yu bɔdi, mɔ na say dɛn lɛk yu at, bren, ɛn yu leg. If yu dɔktɔ tɛl yu fɔ du dis tɛst, dat min se i want fɔ no mɔ bɔt yu wɛlbɔdi. So, fala di instrɔkshɔn dɛn gud gud wan, ɛn if yu gɛt ɛni kwɛstyɔn, mek shɔ se yu aks di dɔktɔ ɔ di tɛknɔlɔjis we de du di tɛst. Una wok togɛda rili impɔtant fɔ mek dis tɛst go bifo.

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