You must have noticed that often when there is a road accident, the doctor on duty in the medical emergency room advises a CT Scan. Here’s a brief on why that is done.
What is CT Scan?
CT is an abbreviated form of Computed Tomography. It is a medical imaging technique. CT Scan helps in obtaining the internal images of the body. This is a better technology for diagnosis compared to the X-Ray in order to assess damage to internal organs, haemorrhage, injury to the soft tissues and blood vessels.
CT Scan in accident cases
CT Scans help detect internal injuries along with internal bleeding. A person may look and feel perfectly fine after a road accident, but there are possibilities he might be suffering from internal injuries which can be detected with the help of a proper CT investigation. It is a non-invasive and painless procedure. The entire process takes less than an hour and images are immediately available for diagnosing of emergency patients. This helps in faster and accurate treatment especially in accident cases.
This is the reason why doctors providing emergency care prefer a CT Scan for accident patients.
The cost of a CT Scan varies from one body part to another. The cost ranges between Rs 1000 to Rs 10,000 depending upon your Centre of Treatment viz. private/government set up/tertiary care super specialty, mode of payment (beneficiaries of ESIC/ECHS/CGHS have special tariff) and the location of healthcare institution situated in a Tier- 1 or 2 city.
GNRC Hospitals in Guwahati offers CT Scan services at the lowest cost among all the private healthcare institutions in India. The cost of a CT Scan Brain costs only Rs 900 at GNRC which is the lowest in India as of now (in the private healthcare provider segment).
