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A 42-year old asked:

What does the pet/ct scan of the brain tell you?

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A 28-year old female asked about a 39-year old female:

My PET-CT scan for Hotpshkins Lymphoma came up with increased metabolic activity around brown fat in base of neck, should i be concerned?

3 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in

A 35-year old male asked:

PET/CT SCAN OF BRAIN SHOWN BILATERAL TEMPORAL(MORE SEVERE ON LEFT SIDE)PARIETAL,THALAMI & BASAL GANGLIA HYPO METABOLISM.WHAT DOES IT MEAN,PL ADVICE.

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A 25-year old male asked:

Can POTS cause Myoclonus ? and if not what causes this ? because i had normal pet/ct brain and normal mri.norma ncv/emg.not sure why i twitch and jerk

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A 55-year old female asked:

Is this too much in a 2 month period,1 PET scan,i Ct,6 x-rays ,a brain scan now doctors wants another PET .lung nodule 1.4 -2.7 suv?

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A 32-year old female asked:

How much radio activity causes Cancer bc I have had several CT, scans MRI EEGS PET SCANS A EKG and a Heart Echogram plus 3 brain resections?

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A 53-year old male asked:

I suffered of anxiety during a brain MRI evaluation , and it can not be completed. What others procedures (b.map, ct scan) are useful for the brain?

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A 21-year old female asked:

Am I going to get a tumor in my brain cuz I got a ct of the brain one in oct one n nov & one in dec it was 3 in the same here moth after month scared?

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A 39-year old asked:

What kind of information does a ct tell about the brain?

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A 37-year old female asked:

Can ct pick up brain herniation?

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A 37-year old female asked:

Can brain herniation be seen on ct?

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A 40-year old asked:

What could be wrong if a ct scan shows brain abnormalities?

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A 21-year old female asked:

Has it ever been proven that ct scans of the brain cause tumors?

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A 50-year old asked:

What are the risks of a brain CT scan?

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A 36-year old asked:

How accurate are ct scans for brain tumors?

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A 38-year old asked:

Brain scan with lots of white matter show on ct scan, why?

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A 28-year old female asked:

Can a ct scan detect a brain tumer? Can u have normal scan but have one?

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A 21-year old female asked:

Is 4 ct of the brain bad in one year? I'm scared could this put me at risk for cancer

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A 34-year old female asked:

The ct scan brain results suggest that they a probability of demyelinating disease. Is this normal at my age?

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A 21-year old female asked:

What are the stats on brain tumors in your 20s? Are they considered "very rare"? Would a ct pick up on the presence of one?

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A 31-year old asked:

How do non contrast CT scans detect strokes? I was wondering how non contrast CT scans help diagnose strokes, since the non contrast would means that the parts of the brain with and without blood would all look the same, right?

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A 21-year old female asked:

What types of brain tumors won't show up on a CT scan?

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A 34-year old asked:

Is it possible that ct brain scans damage the brain because I had one?

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A 33-year old asked:

What is a ct scan (brain) used for?

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A 39-year old asked:

Should we ct scan the brain for dizzyness?

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A 68-year old female asked about a 68-year old male:

Do I fast before CT of brain with contrast?

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A 33-year old asked:

Please tell me, could a ct scan see a brain lesion?

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A 38-year old asked:

What can they find out from a CT scan of your brain?

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A 38-year old asked:

How useful is a ct scan for determining what's wrong with my brain?

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A 29-year old female asked:

Can lesions from MS show up on a CT brain scan with or without contrast?

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