Cranial CT scan : Normal Values & Results (Brain CT, Head CT, CT scan - skull, CT scan - head, CT scan - orbits, CT scan

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Cranial CT scan

Alternate Names : Brain CT, Head CT, CT scan - skull, CT scan - head, CT scan - orbits, CT scan - sinuses

What do Abnormal Results Mean?

Abnormal results may be due to:

Abnormal blood vessels (arteriovenous malformation)
Abnormal sinus drainage
Aneurysm
Bleeding (for example, chronic subdural hematoma or intracranial hemorrhage)
Bone infection
Brain abscess or infection
Brain damage due to injury
Brain tissue swelling or injury
Brain tumor or mass
Cerebral atrophy (loss of brain tissue)
Hydrocephalus (fluid collecting in the skull)
Problems with the hearing nerve
Stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA)

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Review Date : 12/22/2008
Reviewed By : David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; and Daniel B. Hoch, PhD, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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