CT Scan of Lungs also called as HRCT Chest is a modality to detect anomalies in the lung. But the assessment should have objectives for doing so.
Need for Lung Score
Lung is an important organ that we must not be overlooked specially in today's condition of continuous onslaught of consumerist lifestyle and production pace. The lungs across globe have been affected due to to increase pollution. TeleradiologyHUB reports huge number of cases that lungs are seen affected today than earlier. But the real watershed is marked by CoVid 19. The lung impact is severe in terms of numbers and depth.
Therefore the sane individual needs to diagnose a wide range of lung conditions periodically. One of the better known tests to do this is a CT Scan - with or without contrast, These scans takes 30-40 minutes whereas images are read by radiologists in few hours. You get to know lung score given by the radiologists. However perceptually there are a few radiologists who are skilled in this specialization are called Cardio-thoracic Radiologists. Not all diagnostic centers have them. So smart patients always take a second opinion.
What to ask for in Lung Assessment?
The best protocol to follow for patient is with low dose CT. A skilled radiologists would know it. In Covid 19 scenario, things can be complicated. The medical fraternity (radiologist included) are getting to learn harmful impact of infection due to COVID-19. It is still not possible to know how early the scarring on lung would happen what time it will continue. Also difficult to know when lung functions can be recovered? .
Generally when a patient visits Diagnostic Facilities under circumstances defined above, he or she should expect following things to happen. There might be many but top 4 best four expectation should be addressed:
1. Is CT test really required?
Help: TeleradiologyHUB radiologists review the clinical papers for diagnostic centers. This is also Protocol Vetting Services.
2. Check for emphysema and fibrosis in the CT images.
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3. Can the specialist interpret the report in commoners language?
Help: TeleradiologyHUB has easier templates to read even for commoners.. The Radiologists helps patient in free interpretation for those who have already booked an appointment on www.teleradiolohubcom/dignostics
4. How quickly the report or results delivered?
Help: TeleradiologyHUb attached diagnostic centers do it in 3-4 hours. So you don't waste days waiting.