“Will I get claustrophobic in a CT scan?”
I am a 34 year old female, I need to have a CT scan. Will I get claustrophobic in a CT scan?
4 Answers
RadiologistRadiologist
Lorenzo M. Farolan
Radiologist
Some people do...but a CT scan has a shorter bore...(unlike mri...which is longer)...so..CT scan is not so bad....
Eric Ian Schwartz
Radiologist
CT is no a long tube unlike MRI which can be a long tunnel like tube. People don’t typically get claustrophobic in the CT machine. The exam is so fast and the machine is relative thin. If you are prone to claustrophobia, MRI is the exam that people can get claustrophobic.
no
No.
