I thisen kalna kawng dik tak hriat nan CT Angiogram! Hemi chungchang hi kan sawi dawn em ni?

A châng chuan kan doctor-te hian kan taksa chhûnga thisen kalna kawngte hi ngun taka an en a ngai ṭhin. A dik tak chuan thisen kalna kawng chhungah harsatna a awm em tih te, khawi emaw laiah blockage a awm em tih te, balloon ang maia bulge te tak te a awm em tih te en turin. Chutah chuan he test bik CT Angiogram an tih hian min pui a ni. Hei hi eng nge a nih, engtin nge tih a nih a, engvangin nge a mamawh tih i lo en ang u?

CT Angiogram tih hi eng nge ni?

A awlsam zawngin, CT angiogram hi i thisen kalna kawng leh a chhehvela tissue awmte chipchiar taka thlalakna test a ni. Thlalak ang mai a ni a, mahse a chiang zawk hle. He test hi i thinlunga thisen petu thisen kalna kawng, coronary arteries an tih, a nih loh leh doctor-te’n coronary artery disease an tih chu a block emaw, a tawi emaw tih enfiah nan an ti fo thin . Hemi avang hian coronary CT angiogram, a nih loh leh CCTA an ti bawk.

CT angiogram hmanga natna dang eng nge hriat theih?

He CT angiogram hi thinlung thisen kalna kawng chauh ni lovin thil tam tak hriatchhuah nan hman a ni. Hêng dinhmunte hi han ngaihtuah teh:

• Aneurysm: Hei hi thisen kalna kawng, entirnan i aorta emaw, i thluaka thisen kalna kawng emaw, a bulge dan pangngai lo, balloon ang maia bulge a ni.
• Aortic dissection: Hei hi i aorta bang chhung lam layer-a tear a awm hian a ni.
• Arteriovenous malformation: Hei hi arteries leh veins inzawmkhawmna a ni a, a bik takin thluak ang hmunah chuan a ni.
• Carotid artery disease: I thluaka thisen phurtu arteries-a thau awm (plaque) avanga blockage awm.
• Peripheral artery disease: I ke emaw, i kut emawa thisen kalna kawng (arteries)-a plaque awm zat.
• Pulmonary embolism: Thisen zam, lung chhunga awm.
• Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD): Thinlung chhunga coronary artery wall-a rang taka te, inthen emaw a awm.
• Traumatic injury: Thil hriam tak chuan i rilru, i kawng emaw, i lu emaw a rawn deng a, thisen kalna kawng a tichhia a ni.

Chu mai pawh ni lovin, a châng chuan i doctor chuan CT angiogram hmangin operation emaw, damdawi lam thil dang emaw a ruahman lawk ṭhin bawk. Entirnan, heart valve thlak emaw, heart bypass surgery emaw, stent dah emaw tih hmaa coronary arteries en hmasak hian a pui hle.

"Technically chuan CT angiogram hi he test atanga lo chhuak image hi a ni. CT angiography hi heng thlalak te lakna atana hman thin a ni. Mahse kan sawi lai hian i luhna tur test atan hian an pahnih hian hman a ni. Mi thenkhat chuan a tawi zawngin CTA an ti bawk.

CT angiography hian engtin nge hna a thawh?

CT scan pangngai pawhin kan taksa chhungril lam chipchiar tak, three-dimensional (3D) image a la thei tih i hria em? Chu chu scanner hian two-dimensional (2D), flat image za tam tak a lak vang a ni. Chumi hnuah chuan computer chuan heng thlalak zawng zawng hi a stitch khawm a, 3D image quality sang tak a siam chhuak ta a ni. Mahse, CT scan leh CT angiography inthlauhna lian ber chu contrast dye hman hi a ni .

He CT scan dan hi fluorescent material nen a inzawm chuan i thisen kalna kawngte chu ‘eng’ ang maiin a lang a ni. Doctor chuan he 3D image hi kawng tinrengah a rotate thei a ni. I thisen kalna model te tak te chu a kutah a chelh ang mai a ni. Chu chuan thisen kalna kawng tinte chu angle hrang hrang aṭangin a hmu thei a, harsatna eng pawh a hriat theih phah a, enkawl dan tur a ruahman thei bawk.

CT angiography hi a invasive lo zawk a, traditional angiography aiin risk a keng tlem zawk bawk. Traditional angiogram-ah chuan catheter an tih tube te tak te chu i thisen kalna kawngah dahin, i enfiahna hmun lam pan turin an hruai thin. CT angiogram-ah chuan catheter hman a ngai lo. Mahse, i kum leh damdawi lam dinhmun dang a zirin CT angiogram atan chuan candidate tha tak i ni lo mai thei. Chutiang a nih chuan, a hmaa kan sawi tawh ang khan invasive zawk traditional angiography procedure chu i tih a ngai mai thei.

He test hma hian engtin nge i inbuatsaih ang?

CT angiogram neih tura rawtna siamtu doctor chuan inbuatsaihna tur a hrilh ang che. A tlangpuiin, doctor hnenah a hnuaia mi hi i hrilh a ngai ang:

• Tuna i damdawi ei zawng zawng chungchang.
• I medical history kimchang, thinlung natna, kal lama harsatna, leh allergy te pawh a tel.
• Test-na atana hman contrast dye-ah hian allergy i nei tawh em?
• Naupai emaw nu naupai lai emaw pawh nise .

Doctor chuan zawm tur thupek chiang tak tak a pe ang che. Chûng zîngah chuan:

• Test atan darkar engzat nge chaw nghei tur , engmah ei leh in lo tihna a ni?
• Test hmaa i ei thin damdawi i ei thin kha i bansan a ngai em?

Test tura i lo kal hunah chuan hospital gown hak tur pek i ni ang. Rangkachak emaw tangkarua emaw jewelry i ha zawng zawng pawh i paih vek a ngai dawn a, test a tibuai thei a ni.

CT angiogram neih chhung hian eng nge beisei tur?

CT angiography hi a tlangpuiin a rang a , a na lo . Mahse, IV catheter, tube te tak te chu i kut vein pakhatah dah a ni. I harh a, anesthesia hnuaiah i awm lo. Exam dawhkanah i mu ang. He dawhkan hi ring lian tak, zungbun ang maia lian, doughnut ang maia inher kual vel a ni. MRI scan lai ang khan i inkhung zo vek lo.

Test neih chhung hian i ngawi reng a ngai a, chutiang chuan scanner hian thlalak tha tak a hmu thei ang. Mi bik training nei, Radiologic Technologist tia koh chuan i test chu a ti ang. Step tin a hrilhfiah ang che a, i tih tur (entir nan, eng chen nge i thawk i vawn tur tih) a hrilh ang che. Hetah hian thil thleng tlangpui chu a awm:

• Exam dawhkan chunga mu turin siam i ni ang.
• I hahdam theih nan a pui ang che. Hmun khata awm reng turin pillow emaw strap emaw i hmang thei mai thei.
• I vein chhungah IV dah a ni ang a, chu chuan contrast dye a pe ang che. Hei hi i kut emaw i groin emaw ah a awm tlangpui ang. Thlalak lak a nih hma chuan IV hi a hmunah a awm reng ang. Dye a luh rualin lumna tlem i nei thei a, hei hi thil pangngai a ni a, lungngai suh.
• Test hi i coronary arteries en tur a nih chuan doctor chuan i rilruah patch te te (EKG leads) a dah ang. Hei hian doctor chuan i thinlung thawk ang zela hun bi neia thlalak a la thei a ni.
• Engkim a peih fel hunah chuan technician chu room hranah a kal ang. Intercom system hmangin a hmu thei ang che a, a biak thei bawk ang che.
• Exam table chu scanner-a donut ang maia ring chhungah chuan a kal leh chhuak a. Hetih lai hian scanner hian thlalak za tam tak a la a ni. Buzz emaw click ri emaw tlem i hre mai thei.
• Technologist chuan i thawk khap hun tur leh engtikah nge i awm reng tur tih a hrilh ang che. A chetna tlemte pawh hian thlalak quality a nghawng thei a ni.
• Thlalak tling tak lak a nih hnuah IV chu lakchhuah a ni a, a hmunah chuan bandage te tak te dah a ni. Dawhkan atanga tho turin tanpui i ni bawk ang. Tichuan test chu a tawp ta a ni.

Exam room-ah minute 20 atanga 60 vel i awm ang a, inbuatsaihna hun pawh a tel ang. Scanner chhungah minute khat emaw minute hnih emaw chauh i awm ang. A tawp thuai dawn a ni. Mahse, doctor chuan a mamawh thlalak zawng zawng a lak theih nan vawi khat aia tam scanner a paltlang a ngai mai thei.

CT angiogram hian chhiatna a nei em?

I mamawh leh i ngaihtuahna a zirin CT angiography hian chhiatna engemaw zat a nei thei. Chung zingah chuan:

• Contrast dye hman dan: Hei hi mi tam zawk tan chuan harsatna a ni lo. Mahse, a chang chuan he dye hi allergic reaction i nei thei bawk. Hetiang hi i lo nei tawh a nih chuan i doctor chuan test hmain damdawi in tur a pe thei che a, test dang pawh a rawt thei bawk.
• Radiation dose hniam tak tak a awm chuan:Test pakhat atanga radiation i hmuh zat hi a tlem hle. Mahse, dam chhunga radiation i tawrh hian cancer vei theihna a tipung deuh thei a ni. I doctor chuan heng zawng zawng hi a ngaihtuah vek ang. A tlangpuiin, CTA hlawkna nena khaikhin chuan heng hlauhawmnate hi a tlem hle.

CT angiogram hnuah eng nge thleng?

I test zawh chuan i thiltih pangngaiah i kir leh thei tawh ang. Mahse tui leh tui dang tam tak i in tur a ni . Hei hian contrast dye chu i taksa atanga a chhuah thuai theih nan a pui ang.

CTA result hi eng nge ni?

CT angiography hian i thisen kalna kawng leh a chhehvela tissue te, capillary beds te pawh chipchiar takin a siam chhuak thin. Heng thlalak te hian i thisen kalna kawngah harsatna tam tak a lantir thei a, chu chu plaque buildup leh aneurysm te hi a ni. Radiologist chuan heng thlalak te hi a en a, a zirchiang thin. A thil hmuhchhuah chu i tan test tura rawtna siamtu doctor hnenah a report thin. Chumi hnuah chuan doctor chuan a bia ang che a, a result chu a hrilhfiah ang che.

I doctor pan leh a ngai mai thei (follow-up visits). Test tam zawk neih a ngai mai thei bawk. I doctor chuan i tih tur a hrilh ang che. Results chungchang leh engtin nge a nghawng che tih zawhna zawt hreh suh.

Engtikah nge doctor ka biak ang?

Hetiang hunah hian i doctor nen inbia ang che:

• I CT angiogram buatsaih laiin zawhna i neih chuan.
• Test result chungchanga zawhna i neih chuan .
• I diagnosis emaw treatment options emaw sawi duh chuan .

Engtiang pawhin miin test hi a rang a, a na lo tih hrilh che mah se, tlem a hlauhthawn hi thil pangngai a ni. Chu chu a pawi lo. Test eng pawh hmaa tlem chuan hlauthawng deuha inhriat hi thil pangngai a ni. Mahse CT angiogram hi i tanpui turin a awm tih i hriat reng a ngai. Doctor chuan i thisen kalna kawng chhunga thil thleng chu a hmu thei a ni. Chutiang result hmang chuan nang leh doctor chuan i hriselna atana i mamawh enkawlna tur chu i ruahman thei ang.

Kan hriat reng tur pawimawh ber berte

Okay, chuvang chuan CT Angiogram chungchang hi kan sawi nasa hle. Hlauh tur a awm lo. Hei hi test pawimawh tak a ni a, i taksa chhunga thisen kalna kawng hrang hrangte chipchiar taka en theihna tur a ni a, a bik takin i thinlung, thluak leh ke ang chi hmunah te. I doctor-in he test hi tihsak che a nih chuan i hriselna chungchang hriat belh a duh tihna a ni. Chuvangin, thupekte chu uluk takin zawm la, zawhna i neih chuan doctor emaw, test titu technologist emaw hnenah zawt ngei ang che. He test hi a hlawhtlin theih nan in thawhhona a pawimawh hle.

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