In computed tomography (CT), many X-ray images of an object are taken from different directions; so-called “cross-sectional images” are subsequently reconstructed from the acquired volume using these images. Computed tomography is used only in exact compliance with radiation protection and when the examination is clinically necessary.
Sometimes the use of contrast medium (iodine) is required for differentiation between individual structures and between healthy and diseased tissue. Adverse side effects are (extremely) rare.