To investigate stroke symptoms to check for a blood clot or bleeding
To look for damage after trauma to the head.
To investigate stroke symptoms to check for a blood clot or bleeding.
For a CT without contrast, no preparation is required.
For a CT with contrast, do not eat anything for 3 hours before the scan.
The X-ray beam moves in a circle around the body, allowing many different views of the brain.
This information is sent to a computer that interprets the X-ray data and displays it in a 2D form on a monitor.
It will provide the medical professional with detailed information about brain tissue and brain structures and will help assess symptoms of aneurysms, bleeding, and brain tumours.
It will also help your doctor plan radiation therapy for brain cancer.