Type
CT Scan
Duration
20 min
A CT scan of the abdomen imaging the liver, pancreas, kidneys, spleen, bowel and other organs in cross-section. Within Altoa's oncology cancer-screening programs, CT abdomen is an add-on that extends the assessment beyond the standard abdominal ultrasound. CT uses X-rays and computer reconstruction for fast, detailed abdominal imaging, often with intravenous contrast; Altoa books and escorts you to an accredited partner facility and returns a radiologist's written report.
About this treatment
CT of the abdomen produces detailed cross-sectional images of the liver, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen, kidneys, adrenal glands, bowel and the abdominal vasculature and lymph nodes. It is used to characterise organ lesions, investigate abdominal pain, stage and follow up cancers, and assess findings that ultrasound cannot fully resolve. In Altoa's cancer-screening programs, abdominal ultrasound is the first-line organ survey, and CT abdomen is offered as…
Good to know
- Region
- Liver, pancreas, kidneys, bowel
- Contrast
- Often IV iodinated
- Add-on within
- Oncology screening programs
- Radiation
- Ionising
Who is this for?
Clients needing detailed abdominal organ imaging or extending an oncology screen beyond ultrasound.
Preparation required
Bring your referral, prior imaging and blood results. Fast if instructed. Disclose pregnancy, contrast allergy, diabetes medication or kidney impairment.
About the clinic
Reviews, team and credentials
Independent review links and clinic-reported team information.
Clinical team
Imaging is requested and reviewed by partner-facility radiologists and the referring specialist Altoa coordinates the patient to. The clinic's professional guarantor is MUDr. Ondřej Beneš, an internal-medicine physician who oversees ALTOA's medical standards. Scans are performed at accredited partner hospitals (Nemocnice Hořovice / AKESO, Rehabilitační nemocnice Beroun and the Multiscan oncology-radiology centre in…
Clinic-reported credentials
Languages: Czech, English, Arabic, Russian, German
From 2 500 Kč per CT abdomen examination coordinated through Altoa. Recurs as an optional add-on within the oncology cancer-screening programs (alongside CT chest and pelvis). Includes booking, coordinator escort and free parking; performed at a contracted partner facility.