head CT
Brain imaging procedure
A head CT is a computed tomography scan of the brain and skull—a medical imaging procedure that uses X-rays to create detailed cross-sectional images.
Doctors order head CTs to diagnose strokes, bleeding, tumors, fractures, and other abnormalities: The ER ordered a head CT after she hit her head.
Also called a brain CT or CT of the head.
- brainSeat of cognition
- CT scanTomographic diagnostic imaging
- scanBrief visual sweep
- skullHead's bone casing
- brain injuryDamage to cranial organ
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- medical imagingCT scan, MRI, X-ray, PET scan, MRI scan
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- neuroimagingbrain MRI, functional MRI, brain scan, fMRI, voxel
- pediatric imagingbrain MRI, fetal ultrasound, ALARA principle
- ENT testsaudiometry, otoscopy, laryngoscopy, hearing test, audiogram
head CTbrain MRI
Magnetic imaging of head
PET scan · skull X-ray · functional MRI · MRI · MRA
head CTphysical exam
Medical evaluation of health
lumbar puncture · EEG · clinical examination · neurological exam · clinical observation
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