Ultrasound v Ct scans

Hi Everyone
Having just completed 3 months of chemo, I am going for a scan today to see how things are doing. (DX in March with Invasive Ductal grade 3 BC with spread to my neck lymph glands - also triple negative)

I am having a CT scan and my question is - Is this better than an ultrasound. I had expected an ultrasound as this is how things were DX in the first place. Can they measure the tumours in the same way via a CT as an ultrasound?
At the time of DX I also had a CT and bone scan but understood these showed nothing else.

Hope this makes sense. Any help welcome

Linda
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Hi Linda - yes a CT scan is much better than ultrasound. Ultrasound is used because it is quick, cheap and portable. CT can be ordered at varying levels of definition, and as you have a baseline to compare against, they will be able to compare like with like.

Good luck.

fintyx

Thanks Finty - thats all I needed to know - I just wanted to make sure I was getting the ‘better’ one. Results tomorrow so fingers crossed

Hope you’re doing Ok

Linda
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Great to have results so quickly - do hope all will be well. I’m also having a CT scan tomorrow - so fingers crossed for both of us. xxx

Finty and everyone else
Do you ask any particular questions about your scan results. My mind is currently blank - other than ‘are they shrinking?’ and ‘what’s next?’

I have been very lucky with appt slots and seeing my Onc - I put this down to me going private (it was only a month before DX that my work advised they were no longer providing us with private health cover, then at the last minute agreed to extend it for a year - phew)

Good luck with your scan (and everyone elsehaving scans) - I’ll look out for your post

Lindax