CT scan tih hi eng nge ni? A chanchin awlsam takin i zir ang u! (CT Scan) hmanga tih a ni.

I doctor-in CT scan nei tura a tih che khan i hlauthawng deuh emaw, hriat duhna emaw i nei em? "Hei hi eng nge ni? A pawi dawn em ni? Engvangin nge hetiang hi tih a nih?" I rilruah zawhna tam tak i nei ngei ang. A nihna takah chuan a awm fo thin. Hemi chungchang hi mi tam takin an hre vak lo. Chuvangin vawiin hian he CT scan chungchang hi i hriatthiam theih tur awlsam takin i sawi dawn nia.

A awlsam zawngin CT scan chu eng nge ni?

CT scan chu, a dik zawka sawi chuan, `Computed Tomography` scan a ni. Hei hi medical test bik a ni a, kan taksa chhunga thil awmte, taksa peng hrang hrang, ruh leh thisen kalna kawngte chiang taka hmuh theihna tura hman thin a ni. `X-ray` pangngai tih i hre tawh mai thei. He CT scan hi `X-ray` rays chi khat hmanga kan taksa thlalak lakna hmanrua a ni a, mahse a hmasawn zawk hle.

Chhangphut khat han ngaihtuah teh. Chhangphut kan slice ang bawkin CT scanner hian kan taksa peng bik cross-sectional image (slice) tam tak a la a. Tichuan, computer chuan heng slice ang chi lem zawng zawng hi a dah khawm a, kan taksa chhunga thil awmte chu three-dimensional (3D) image chiang tak a siam a ni. Hei hian doctor chuan i taksaa thil dik lo awm chu chiang takin a hmu thei a ni.

CT scan machine hi eng ang nge a nih?

Hei hi machine a ni a, a tlangpuiin donut lian tak ang maia siam a ni. Machine lai takah dawhkan pakhatah mu turin siam i ni ang. Tichuan, table chu zawi zawiin machine chhunga a luh rual chuan machine chhunga ``X-ray`` device chu i taksaah a inher a, thlalak a la ta a ni. Hetih lai hian ``gho... gho...'' ri te tak te hriat hi thil pangngai tak a ni.

CT, MRI leh PET scan te hi eng nge an danglamna?

Mi tam tak chuan heng scan chi thum hi an buaipui thin. An pathum hian taksa chhung lam entu test ni mah se, an hnathawh dan leh an hriat theih dan chu a inang lo hle. A danglamna chiang taka hrethiam turin he table hi han en ila.

Engtin nge CT scan hi tih a nih? Eng chen nge a daih?

Damdawi in emaw, special radiology clinic emaw-ah scan i neih a ngai ang.

Doctor chuan scan hmain darkar tlemte chhung chu engmah ei leh in lo turin a hrilh mai thei che. Hospital-in a pek gown bik i ha a ngai ang a, thir jewelry zawng zawng, bengbeh, kawrfual, leh ring te chu i paih vek a ngai ang.

He test hi radiology technologist pakhatin a ti ang. Scanner khumah chuan i mu ang a, zawi zawiin machine chhungah i hruai lut ang. Hetih hun chhung hian i ding reng a pawimawh a, che lutuk lovin . I move chuan images te chu a blurry mai thei. A châng chuan i thawk chu rei vak lo vawng tlat turin an ti ang che.

Contrast nei CT scan chu eng nge ni?

CT scan hian awlsam takin kan taksaa thil nghet tak tak, ruh ang chi te chu a hmu thei a. Mahse soft tissue, liver leh intestines te hi a chang chuan a lang chiang lo.

Hetiang hunah hian doctor-te chuan dye bik hmangin taksa peng emaw thisen kalna kawng emaw chu thlalak-ah a lang chiang zawk a ni. Hei hi `contrast material` an ti a, hei hi taksaa an inject chuan scan-ah a var a, chu chuan taksa peng hrang hrangte chu a lang chiang hle.

He `contrast` hi taksa tana pek theih dan kawng hrang hrang a awm a:

• Injection: Vein pakhatah direct-in a lut. Hetiang hmanrua hi thisen kalna kawng, zun kawng, leh thin ang chi thil te enfiah nan hman a ni.
• Orally: In tur tui angin pek a ni. Hei hi chaw ei kawng leh intestines ang chi thil enfiah nan an hmang thin.
• Enema angin: Intestine lian tak chu scan a nih chuan anus kaltlangin taksaah dah a ni.

Scan zawhah doctor chuan tui tam tak in turin a fuih ang che, chu chuan contrast agent chu i taksa atanga a chhuah thuai theih nan a pui ang che.

CT scan hian eng nge a hriat theih? Cancer a hmuchhuak thei em?

Ni e, CT scan hian natna tam tak a hmu thei a, cancer pawh a tel. Doctor-te chuan chhan hrang hrang avangin he scan hi an rawt a ni.

• Complex fracture leh ruh tumor ang chi thil.
• Lung natna, lung natna (emphysema), leh liver tumor te ang chi dinhmun inthlak danglamna enfiah thin.
• Accident-a chhungril hliam leh thisen chhuak te hriatchhuah.
• Tumor, thisen zam, infection, taksa chhunga tui tam lutuk awmna hmun dik tak zawng rawh.
• Surgery emaw radiation therapy emaw ruahmanna siam dan tur kaihhruaina atan.

Cancer hmuhchhuahna kawnga CT scan chanvo

Cancer chi hrang hrang hriat theihna atan CT scan hian a pui hle.

• Cancer natna awmna hmun zawn nan.
• Cancer stage hriat theihna tur information pek.
• Biopsy neihna tur hmun remchang ber thlan nan.
• Enkawl hnuah cancer a lo let leh tawh em tih en turin.
• Enkawlna pek chu a hlawhtling em tih en turin.

Entirnan, CT scan hian lung cancer, kidney, bladder, ovarian, leh stomach cancer te hriatchhuah nan a tangkai hle.

Risk leh side effect a awm em?

Medical test dang ang bawkin CT scan hian risk engemaw zat a keng tel a, mahse a hniam hle .

• Radiation Risk: CT scan-ah hian X-ray hman a ni a, chu chu ionizing radiation tia hriat bawk a ni. Zirna hrang hrangah chuan he radiation hi hun rei tak kan tawrh chuan cancer a thlen thei tih hmuhchhuah a ni. Mahse, CT scan atanga radiation chhuak zat a tlem em avangin scan khat atanga cancer vei theihna a tlem hle a, mi 2,000 zinga 1 vel a ni.. A tlangpuiin, scan neih loh hlawkna chu scan neih loh hlawkna aiin a tam zawk daih. Hemi chungchang hi i doctor nen sawiho rawh.

• Hmeichhe naupai leh naupang tê: Naupai i nih chuan i doctor hnenah hrilh ngei ang che . Scan i neih chuan, a bik takin i pum lam chu, a dang, ultrasound scan, radiation hmang lo, tih ang chi chu an pe thei che a ni. Naupang tê tê scan i neih chuan doctor emaw technologist emaw hnenah machine radiation level chu anmahni ang zela siamrem a nih leh nih loh zawh a ṭha.

• Contrast allergy: Mi thenkhat chuan contrast dye hi allergy an nei thei a. A tam zawkah chuan hengte hi thil tenawm tak tak, vun natna emaw, vun rawng emaw ang chi a ni. A tlem hle a, nunna atana hlauhawm thei khawpa natna khirh tak a awm thei. Hemi avang hian medical staff te chuan scan zawhah rei vak lo an lo enkawl ang che. Damdawi, tuifinriat thil emaw iodine emaw allergy i neih chuan scan hmain doctor hnenah hrilh hmasa phawt ang che.