Body CT

Your physician may recommend a Body CT scan if you have been suffering from any number of symptoms, including pain, cough, fever, injury or weight loss. It is one of the best tools for evaluating and detecting different cancers.

Using specialized equipment and expertise to create and interpret CT scans of the body, our Radiologists can more easily diagnose problems related to the chest, intestine and internal organs, such as pneumonia, appendicitis, inflammatory bowel disease, tumors and more.

If this is your first CT, you may not be sure what to expect. Not to worry, we are here to guide you every step of the way. This test is relatively quick and painless. During a CT of the chest, abdomen or pelvis, you will lie on the padded scanner table. A contrast agent may be given to you orally and/or intravenously for the exam. you will be asked to hold very still and to hold your breath as the table moves through the CT scanner, capturing images. You may hear a humming sound from inside the machine. The Technologist will be in the adjacent room operating the scanner, but will be able to hear and communicate with you throughout the exam. The entire exam takes just a few minutes.

Like Traditional X-rays, a CT scan produces multiple images of the inside of your body. However, unlike Traditional X-rays, the images generated during a CT scan are cross-sectional and can be reformatted in multiple planes and turned into a three-dimensional image. CT images typically provide greater detail than Traditional X-rays, particularly of the internal organs, soft tissues and blood vessels.

Contact our Scheduling Department for an appointment:

Phone: 703.698.4488 Monday through Friday 8am to 6pm

Fax: 703.698.0864

Or click here to make an appointment request

Please have your written physician order and your insurance card in hand when making your appointment.

For your convenience, appointments are available mornings, afternoons, evenings and weekends at the locations listed below. Learn more about each location.