CT scanning of the head is typically used to detect:
- bleeding, brain injury and skull fractures
- bleeding due to a ruptured/leaking aneurysm in a patient with a sudden severe headache
- a blood clot or bleeding within the brain shortly after a patient exhibits symptoms of a stroke
- a stroke
- brain tumors
- enlarged brain cavities in patients with hydrocephalus
- diseases/malformations of the skull
- evaluate the extent of bone and soft tissue damage in patients with facial trauma, and planning surgical reconstruction
- diagnose diseases of the temporal bone on the side of the skull, which may be causing hearing problems
- determine whether inflammation or other changes are present in the paranasal sinuses
- plan radiation therapy for cancer of the brain or other tissues
- guide the passage of a needle used to obtain a tissue sample (biopsy) from the brain
- assess aneurysms or arteriovenous malformations
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