Cranial CT scan

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Head CT

Brain CT; Head CT; CT scan - skull; CT scan - head; CT scan - orbits; CT scan - sinuses; Computed tomography - cranial

Abnormal results may be due to:

• Abnormal blood vessels (arteriovenous malformation)
• Aneurysm in the brain
• 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 other growth (mass)
• Cerebral atrophy (loss of brain tissue)
• Hydrocephalus (fluid collecting in the skull)
• Problems with the hearing nerve
• Stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA)

Review Date: 11/22/2010
Reviewed By: Ken Levin, MD, Private Practice specializing in Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Allentown, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org).

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