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Uma uke waya esibhedlela noma emtholampilo ngenxa yenkinga yezempilo, maningi amathuba okuthi uhlangabezane nomshini we-CT scan. Leli thuluzi lokuthwebula izithombe lobuchwepheshe obuphezulu lidlala indima ebalulekile kwezokwelapha zesimanje, lisiza odokotela bathole imibono enemininingwane yalokho okwenzeka ngaphakathi emzimbeni. Kodwa uyini ngempela umshini we-CT scan? Isebenza kanjani? Nokho kungani ibalulekile kwezokwelapha zanamuhla? Lo mhlahlandlela obanzi uzokuhambisa ezintweni ezibalulekile zemishini ye-CT scan: kusukela kulokho eyikho nokuthi isebenza kanjani kuya ezinzuzweni zayo kanye nezinhlelo zokusebenza.
Umshini we-CT scan, owaziwa nangokuthi isithwebuli se-CAT (Computerized Axial Tomography) iyithuluzi lokuxilonga elinenguquko elihlanganisa ubuchwepheshe be-X-ray nokucubungula kwekhompyutha okuyinkimbinkimbi ukuze kukhiqizwe izithombe ezinemininingwane ezihlukene zezakhi zangaphakathi zomzimba.
Imishini Yendabuko Ye-X-Ray |
Imishini ye-CT Scan |
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Ubuchwepheshe |
Isebenzisa i-X-ray eyodwa |
Isebenzisa imishayo ye-X-ray ezungezayo kanye nezitholi eziningi |
Uhlobo Lwesithombe |
I-2D (flat, njengesithombe) |
I-cross-sectional (izingcezu ezingu-2D) |
Ileveli Yemininingwane |
Ukulungiswa okuphansi, kubonisa ulwazi oluyisisekelo kuphela mayelana nokwakheka kwamathambo nezinye izicubu ezithambile |
Izithombe ezinokulungiswa okuphezulu ezinikeza imibono enemininingwane yamathambo, izicubu ezithambile, nezitho |
Isikhathi Skena |
Ngokushesha (imizuzwana embalwa kuphela) |
Inde (imvamisa imizuzu embalwa) |
Umthamo Wemisebe |
Ngokuvamile kuphansi |
Iphakeme ngenxa yokuchayeka okuningi |
Izindleko |
Izindleko eziphansi zokuthenga nokusebenza |
Izindleko eziphezulu zokuthenga nokusebenza |
Izicelo Ezivamile |
Amathambo aphukile, ukuhlolwa kwamazinyo, isifuba se-X-ray |
Ukuthwebula okuningiliziwe kwezitho zangaphakathi, izimila, imithambo yegazi, ubuchopho |
Imfuneko yesikhala |
Ihlangene |
Idinga igumbi elikhulu |
Ukuthwebula izithombe zamaphaphu emshinini we-X-ray wendabuko

Umgomo wokusebenza womshini we-CT scan uzungeza kuma-X-ray. Nansi incazelo yesinyathelo ngesinyathelo esenziwe lula yokuthi umshini we-CT scan usebenza kanjani:
Isiguli sibekwe phezu kwetafula elinenjini elihamba kancane lingene endaweni evulekile eyindilinga yomshini we-CT scan. Ishubhu le-X ray lijikeleza ngokuqhubekayo emzimbeni wesiguli, likhipha ama-X ray.
Ama-X-ray aphuma eshubhuni ye-X-ray adlula emzimbeni. Lawa ma-X-ray amuncwa izicubu ezihlukene ngezilinganiso ezihlukene (izicubu eziminyene zimunca ama-X-reyi amaningi). Iqoqo lemitshina, elibekwe ngakolunye uhlangothi lweshubhu le-X-ray, lithwebula ama-X ray adlula emzimbeni.
Iqoqo lemishini yokuthungatha liguqula la masignali e-X-ray abe amasignali kagesi, abese edluliselwa kukhompyutha. Ikhompiyutha ithola lezi zimpawu zikagesi bese izicubungula ukuze yakhe izithombe ezinemininingwane ehlukene noma 'izingcezu.'
Lezi zingcezu ngazinye zihlanganiswa zibe isithombe somzimba esinezinhlangothi ezintathu, okuvumela isazi se-radiologist ukuthi sihlaziye izitho nezicubu ngokujulile.
Imishini ye-CT scan inikeza izinzuzo ezimbalwa ezibalulekile ezizenza ithuluzi elibalulekile ekunakekelweni kwezempilo kwesimanje. Ezinye zezinzuzo ezibalulekile zifaka:
Enye yezinzuzo eziphawuleka kakhulu yikhono labo lokuhlinzeka ngezithombe ezinokulungiswa okuphezulu. Bangakwazi ukubona imininingwane emincane ye-anatomical kanye nokungajwayelekile. Isibonelo, ekuhloleni umdlavuza wamaphaphu, imishini ye-CT scan ingathola amaqhuqhuva mancane njengamamilimitha ambalwa, okungatholakali ngemishini ye-X-ray evamile. Lezi zithombe eziphakeme kakhulu zivumela odokotela ukuba babone ngokucacile izakhiwo zangaphakathi zezitho, okusiza ekwenzeni ukuxilongwa okunembile kwezimo ezihlukahlukene.
Ama-CT scan, avame ukwenziwa ngemizuzu embalwa nje, ayashesha uma kuqhathaniswa nezinye izindlela zokuthwebula njenge-MRIs. Kuyinzuzo enkulu, ikakhulukazi ezigulini ezinobunzima bokunganyakazi isikhathi eside noma lezo ezinezimo ezithile zezempilo.
Imishini ye-CT scan ingaveza izithombe ezihlukene ukuze inikeze umbono obanzi wezakhiwo zangaphakathi zesiguli, isize odokotela babone ngeso lengqondo izindawo eziyinkimbinkimbi, njengemithambo yegazi, amathambo nezitho, ukuze bathole ukuxilongwa okunembile. Ngaphezu kwalokho, lezi zithombe eziphambanayo zingahlanganiswa zibe imodeli enezinhlangothi ezintathu. Lokhu kuvame ukusetshenziselwa ukuhlela ukuhlinzwa kanye nama-biopsies. Imodeli enezinhlangothi ezintathu isiza odokotela ukuthi babone ngeso lengqondo indawo eqondile yokungajwayelekile, baqinisekise ukuthi izinqubo zenziwa ngokunemba.
Imishini ye-CT scan ingamathuluzi abalulekile emikhakheni eyahlukene yezokwelapha. Ezinye zezinhlelo zokusebenza ezivame kakhulu zihlanganisa:
Ekuhlolweni komdlavuza, imishini ye-CT scan ivame ukusetshenziswa ukuthola umdlavuza ezithweni ezahlukahlukene, njengamaphaphu, isibindi, amanyikwe nezinso. Ngesikhathi sokuqapha umdlavuza noma ngemva kokwelashwa, kusetshenziswa imishini ye-CT scan ukulandelela ukuqhubeka komdlavuza, okusiza odokotela ukuthi bahlole ukuthi isimila siyancipha noma siyasakazeka.
I-CT angiography (CTA) iwuhlobo olukhethekile lwe-CT imaging olusetshenziselwa ukuhlola impilo yenhliziyo nemithambo yegazi. Isiza odokotela benhliziyo ukuthi bahlole izimo zenhliziyo, ukuvaleka kwemithambo yenhliziyo, kanye nama-aneurysms ngaphandle kwesidingo sokuhlinzwa okuhlaselayo.
Ku-neurology, imishini ye-CT scan isetshenziselwa ukuxilonga izimo ezihlukahlukene ezihlobene nobuchopho kanye nesistimu yezinzwa ephakathi, njengokuphuma kwegazi ebuchosheni, unhlangothi, izimila zobuchopho, ukulimala kobuchopho okubuhlungu (TBI). Bangasiza odokotela bezinzwa ukuba bahlukanise izinhlobo eziyinhloko zezifo (isb., ukushaywa yi-ischemic kanye ne-hemorrhagic stroke), ukuhlola izinga lezifo (isb., izimila ezinobungozi kanye nezimila eziyingozi), futhi bahlele ukwelashwa okufanele.
Ku-orthopedics, imishini ye-CT scan ivame ukusetshenziselwa ukuxilonga izinkinga ngamathambo, njengokuphuka kwamathambo, ukuphazamiseka kwamalunga, ukuphazamiseka komgogodla, noma izimila zamathambo (zombili eziyinhloko kanye ne-metastatic). Basiza futhi ekuhleleni ukuhlinzwa kwamathambo nokuqapha inqubo yokuphola.
Egunjini lezimo eziphuthumayo, lapho umzuzwana ngamunye ubalulekile, imishini ye-CT scan isebenza njengamathuluzi abalulekile okuxilonga ezimweni zokuhlukumezeka. Bangakwazi ukubona ngokushesha ukulimala okusongela ukuphila okungenzeka kungabonakali ngaphandle, njengokuphuma kwegazi ngaphakathi, ukulimala kwesitho, ukuphuka, izimo eziphuthumayo zemizwa, nezimo eziphuthumayo zesisu.
Nakuba umshini we-CT scan uwusizo ngendlela emangalisayo ekuxilongeni kwezokwelapha, unazo ezinye izingozi ezingaba khona, ngokuyinhloko ezihlobene nokuchayeka emisebeni. Nazi izinto ezimbalwa zokucatshangelwa:
Ukusetshenziswa kwemishini ye-CT scan kuzungeza ngokuphelele ama-X-ray, okuwuhlobo lwemisebe ye-ionizing. Imisebe ye-ionizing inamandla okulimaza i-DNA kumaseli, okuthi ezimweni ezingavamile kungaholela engcupheni eyengeziwe yezinkinga zezempilo ezihlobene nemisebe, njengomdlavuza, ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Nakuba umthamo wemisebe ophuma ku-CT scan eyodwa uphansi kakhulu, ukuskena okuphindaphindiwe noma okungadingekile kungakhuphula ukuchayeka kokuphila komuntu emisebeni. Kodwa-ke, izinzuzo ze-CT scan zivame ukudlula izingozi, ikakhulukazi uma zibalulekile ekuxilongeni noma ekwelapheni izimo ezibucayi.
Amaqembu athile abantu adinga ukunakwa okukhethekile uma kuziwa kuma-CT scan. Abesifazane abakhulelwe bayisibonelo esivelele. Ukukhathazeka okuyinhloko ukuthi imisebe evela kuma-CT scan ingase ibe nomthelela kumntwana osakhulayo, ikakhulukazi phakathi ne-trimester yokuqala. Ukuchayeka emisebeni kungase kubangele izinkinga zokuzalwa, imingcele yokukhula, umdlavuza wezingane, noma ngisho nokuphuphuma kwesisu ezimeni ezithile. Ngakho-ke, ngaphandle uma izinzuzo zizidlula ngokusobala izingozi ezisesimweni esisongela ukuphila komama noma umbungu, abesifazane abakhulelwe ngokuvamile kufanele bagweme i-CT scan, ikakhulukazi yesisu noma i-pelvis. Ezinye izindlela zokucabanga, njenge-ultrasound noma i-MRI, zivame ukusetshenziselwa iziguli ezikhulelwe.
Izinto zokuqhathanisa (odayi) zisetshenziswa kwezinye izikena ze-CT ukuze kuthuthukiswe ukubonakala kwemithambo yegazi, izitho zomzimba, nezicubu ezingavamile. Nakuba zibalulekile ekuthuthukiseni ukunemba kokuxilonga, zidinga ukunakwa ngokucophelela ngenxa yezingozi ezingaba khona. Ukukhathazeka okuyinhloko kuhlanganisa ukungezwani komzimba, okungasukela ekulunyweni okuncane kuye kokuqina kwe-anaphylaxis, kanye nobuthi bezinso - ikakhulukazi ezigulini ezinokukhubazeka okukhona ngaphambili kwezinso. Ngakho-ke, ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuphepha, ukuhlolwa okuphelele, okuhilelekile ekubuyekezeni umlando wezokwelapha wesiguli mayelana nokungezwani komzimba, isifuba somoya, ukusebenza kwezinso, isifo sikashukela, kanye nemithi yamanje, kufanele kwenziwe kusengaphambili.
Imishini ye-CT scan iyisisekelo semithi yesimanje yokuxilonga. Bakha izithombe ezinemininingwane, ezihlukene zezakhi zangaphakathi zomzimba, zisiza odokotela ukuthi bahlonze futhi belaphe izimo ezihlukahlukene, kusukela ekuhlukumezekeni kuya kumdlavuza. Ngaphandle kwezingozi ezingaba khona ezihlobene nokuchayeka emisebeni, izinzuzo zemishini ye-CT scan ngokuya ngokulungiswa okuphezulu, isivinini esisheshayo, nolwazi olubanzi kuyenza ibe ithuluzi elibalulekile ekunakekelweni kwezempilo.