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Thoracic CT - Results

Alternative Names

Chest CT; CT scan - lungs; CT scan - chest

What abnormal results mean:

Thoracic CT may show many disorders of the heart, lungs, or chest area, including:

Abnormalities of the structure or position of the heart, lungs, or blood vessels
Accumulations of blood or fluid
Aortic aneurysm (thoracic)
Bronchiectasis
Enlarged lymph nodes (lymphadenopathy)
Pleural effusion
Pneumonia
The stage of some lung tumors or esophageal cancer
Tumors, nodules, or cysts within the chest

Additional conditions under which the test may be performed:

Reviewed last on: 7/18/2007
Stuart Bentley-Hibbert, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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