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Input: The total time can have many different interpretations but usually it is interpreted as: 1 The time from entering the hospital, getting registered to the radiology department, receiving the CT exam and finally hearing from the doctor/radiologist the diagnosis based on the results. 1 Assuming that you are already inside the CT scanner ready to get scanned. CT scan without contrast (head, sinus, orbits, abdomen, pelvis, cervical, thoracic, lumbar and dental scans) take approximately 15 minutes. CT studies with contrast of the chest, pelvis, head or neck take approximately 30 minutes. The scans are reported by a radiologist after the technician finishes the scan. The time taken to read and report the scan depends upon many factors like contrast used and comparison with a previously done CT Scan. Usually the report is available within 24 hours. Visit What is CT scan. Detailed note on CT scan Tests - ChooseDoctor At our hospital, it'd be very unusual for a CT scan to take more than an hour or two to be read, most are done within 30 minutes. From there, the question is how long does it take for the report to get to the ordering doctor? If the CT is sent to offsite radiology interpretation, it might take 2, no longer than 3 days to get the report to your physician. This is what you would expect in most areas of the country. 12.3k Views View Upvoters Whereas, aortic contrast studies may take up to 45 minutes. Most cardiac CT studies will take 60 minutes. Assuming that you are not inside the CT scanner, prior to the actual scan, patient registration and meeting with the technologist takes approximately 30 minutes. The time that the procedure of the CT examination lasts and the time that the results are reconstructed in the radiologists computer. Expected time: between 5 and 30 minutes. More specifically, the scan time, the time you are actually in the machine as it acquires images, depends on a number of factors. If it was ordered as a routine versus ordering it as a stat, a routine CT results could be available within 1 to 2 days from the time of the scan was taken to a stat CT being reported within hours of the actual scan . The latest research from I-ELCAP shows that patients diagnosed with lung cancer as a result of annual CT screening have an overall cure rate of 80%, regardless of stage and type of treatment. When cancers are found at the earliest stage (85% of the patients) and are immediately removed with surgery, the research shows a cure rate of 92%. A chest x-ray shows only two views of your chest (front and side), while a CT scan shows cross-sectional images all through your chest-from the very top of your lungs through the lung bases. Thus, tiny abnormalities (that could be early stage lung cancer) can be found which would never have been seen on a chest x-ray. Query: how long does it take to report on a ct scan to your doctor?
Output:
Usually it takes 24 hours to report on a ct scan.