Cranial CT Scan: Results and Values (Computed Tomography, Brain, Computed Tomography, Head, CAT Scan, Brain, CAT Scan, Head, CT Scan, Brain, CT Scan, Head, Computerized Axial Transverse Tomography, CATT)

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Cranial CT Scan

Alternate Names : Computed Tomography, Brain, Computed Tomography, Head, CAT Scan, Brain, CAT Scan, Head, CT Scan, Brain, CT Scan, Head, Computerized Axial Transverse Tomography, CATT

Cranial CT Scan | Preparation & Expectations | Results and Values

What do the test results mean?

A doctor specially trained in analyzing CT images, called a radiologist, will examine the results of the test. He or she will forward a report of the findings to the person's doctor.

A cranial CT can reveal:

brain tumors

cerebral aneurysms

abnormalities in the structures of the brain

stroke from cardiogenic embolism, or a blood clot that has traveled to the brain

abscesses

intracerebral hemorrhage, or bleeding in the brain

multiple sclerosis

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Cranial CT Scan: Preparation & Expectations

Author: Stephanie Slon, BA
Reviewer: Kathleen A. MacNaughton, RN, BSN
Date Reviewed: 10/10/02

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