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Video: CT scan

By Mayo Clinic staff

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Computerized tomography, or CT, is a safe, painless way to obtain detailed images of the brain. The images you see here are views of the head at different levels.

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References
  1. Mettler FA. Computed tomography. Essentials of Radiology. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Saunders Elsevier; 2005. http://www.mdconsult.com/das/book/body/169481595-5/0/1276/7.html?tocnode=49300943&fromURL=7.html#4-u1.0-B0-7216-0527-3..50004-4--cesec3_8. Accessed Dec. 7, 2009.
  2. CT: Head. Radiological Society of North America. http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info.cfm?PG=headct. Accessed Dec. 7, 2009.
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