Le https://www.passeportsante.net/fr/Maux/examens-medicaux-operations/Fiche.aspx?doc=examen-scannerscanner o se metotia faʻataʻitaʻi for diagnostic purposes which uses X-ave to “sweep” a region of thefaʻalapotopotoga and make sectional images. It is a widely used exam in rheumatology.

The term “scanner” is actually the name of the medical device, but the term is often used to refer to the exam. We also talk about fatuina tomography poʻo le matamata ata.

Rheumatology is a medical specialty which concerns the musculoskeletal system, and in particular the diseases of the bones, joints and muscles.

Thus, the scanner makes it possible to evaluate the morphology and the volume of the anatomical structures of the osteoarticular system, and to detectpossible anomalies, at the elbow, knee, hip, ankles, spine (spine), etc.

The doctor orders a CT scan for many reasons, for example to detect:

• a foa at the level of the pelvis, the femur, a vertebra

• a otaota ou manua ponaivi

• un bone tearing

• o le faʻailoga in soft tissue

• un fao po o se maʻi osteoarticular

• o le mafuaaga o tiga soofaatasi

• le iai o ua e oti, kanesa faapitoa, Ma isi

The examination can also be requested before performing a surgical intervention, in order to help the doctor at the time of the operation, or to clarify the diagnosis and in particular the presence of lesions insufficiently visible on conventional x-rays.

The patient lies on his back and is placed on a table capable of sliding through a ring-shaped device. This contains an X-ray tube which rotates around the patient, and more precisely the area to be explored.

O le tagata maʻi e tatau ona nofo i le taimi o le suʻega ma e ono manaʻomia foi ona taofi lana manava mo se taimi puʻupuʻu e faʻamautinoa ai le lelei o ata. O le aufaigaluega fomaʻi, tuʻuina i tua o se tioata puipuia mai X-ray, mataʻituina le alualu i luma o le suʻega i luga o le komepiuta komepiuta ma mafai ona fesoʻotaʻi ma le tagata maʻi e ala i se masini faaleotele leo.

To improve the legibility of the images, the examination may require the prior injection of a ascertained product (iodine based). If so, it is usually injected intravenously before the exam. You will then probably be asked to be fasting.

With the images obtained, the doctor can establish an accurate diagnosis of many bone and joint disorders:

• a foa

• a amyotrophy (decrease in muscle volume)

• le iai o a toto'a

• a bone injury

• a tumo ponaivi

• a fa'ama'i rumatika, o leOsteoarthritis, Ma isi

Note that the scanner is not the most efficient examination to identify specific lesions in a cartilage, ligament, tendon or even a muscle. MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) is more recommended.