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Frisco Urgent Care now has the latest GE CT scan equipment with Hi-Speed Dual imagery slicing to the table. This means that the image can be manipulated, providing speed, resolution, and sharp image quality, reducing the dosage of rays needed and the amount of coverage.

Computed tomography (CT) or computed axial tomography (CAT) scans do not hurt in any way and are completely noninvasive and painless. You lie down on a flat surface and you are slid into a large tube. Sometimes they give you music to listen to to help you remain clam and keep you blood pressure at a steady rate. You are usually only in the CT scan machine for a few minutes to about five minutes. The computerized test is very fast and accurate.

There are several reasons why you might need a CT scan. Determining the severity of a broken bone, or detecting soft tissue damage are examples. The CT scanner at Frisco Urgent Care helps to evaluate the musculoskeletal. CT scans on bones are extremely sensitive in diagnosing fractures. Additionally, CT scans are very helpful in locating bone lesions such as tumors. A CT scan can be performed on any bone with the latest in 3-dementional views that are particularly helpful in multiple and compound fractures.

Other applications for a CT scan include: CT Angiography for your heart and other parts of the body; a scan of your head and brain for suspected stroke victims or head trauma; sinus, facial bones and temporal bones; CT for your neck and chest; abdominal scans, including your kidneys and liver; CT colonography and enterography which is the small bowels and urography for patients with blood in their urine.

The Frisco Urgent Care has staff trained in the use of the GE CT scanner. The results will help the doctor in evaluating and diagnosing your condition.