Question

1. What are the components, working principle, advantage and limitations of CT?

2. What are the applications of CT (For example sports injury, cancer)?

3. What kind of a CT would you develop as a next (8th) generation?

Answer 1

ANS (2)-CT (Computed tomography) scan is the technique used by doctors to examine the injured or disease organ, bones, or tissues, by creating a picture of them.

• CT scan better than normal x-ray because it allows to see the tissue or organ in more detail as it is the combination of x-rays and computer.

**APPLICATIONS OF CT SCAN-

APPLICATION IN CANCER

• CT scan enables the doctor to do a biopsy. Biopsy is the process through which a small tissue is taken out from a specific part of a body to examine the tissue in more detail.it is important for the diagnosis of cancer.
• In tumor treatments, the CT scan play an important role to guide the needle for giving a drug only to specific tumor tissue, and protect other non-cancerous tissue in the body.

APPLICATION IN SPORTS INJURY

Computed Tomography technique allows to used to look at the injury with more details at the bones or at the soft tissues, It can display the loose bodies, fracture lines and other complications that occur in complex joints in sports injuries.

• It is a very good and effective technique for documenting sports injuries specifically for highly complex bony structures.