About CT Scans

Computed tomography scan, also known as a CAT scan, is a computerized x-ray procedure that produces cross-sectional images of the body. The images are far more detailed than x-ray films and can reveal disease or abnormalities in tissue and bone. The procedure is usually noninvasive and brief.

NYU Medical at Columbus is equipped with the fastest and most comprehensive CT scanner available currently on the market, the world's first 32 slices per second scanner which allows us to find out about potential health risks in their earliest and most treatable stages.

The advanced multi-slice CT allows patients to be examined in a single breath hold, virtually eliminating motion on the images and providing superior diagnostic information. We can perform a routine chest study in 8 seconds or a view of the abdomen or pelvis in 8 to 1.