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Tomografía computarizada del cráneo - Results

Nombres alternativos

TC del cerebro; TAC de la cabeza; TC del cráneo; Tomografía computarizada de la cabeza; TC de las órbitas; TC de los senos paranasales; Tomografía computarizada craneal

Significado de los resultados anormales:

Los resultados anormales pueden deberse a:

Vasos sanguíneos anormales (malformación arteriovenosa)
Aneurisma en el cerebro
Sangrado (por ejemplo, hematoma subdural crónico o hemorragia intracraneal)
Infección ósea
Infección o absceso cerebral
Daño cerebral debido a una lesión
Lesión o inflamación del tejido cerebral
Tumor o u otra neoplasia (masa) cerebral
Atrofia cerebral (pérdida de tejido cerebral)
Hidrocefalia (acumulación de líquido en el cráneo)
Problemas con el nervio auditivo
Accidente cerebrovascular o ataque isquémico transitorio (AIT)

TAC de la cabeza

Reviewed last on: 11/22/2010
Ken Levin, MD, Private Practice specializing in Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Allentown, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Shaw AS, Dixon AK. Multidetector computed tomography. In: Grainger RC, Allison D, Adam, Dixon AK, eds. Diagnostic Radiology: A Textbook of Medical Imaging. 5th ed. New York, NY: Churchill Livingstone; 2008:chap 4.

Saunders D, Jäger HR, Murray AD, Stevens JM. Skull and brain: methods of examination and anatomy. In: Grainger RC, Allison D, Adam, Dixon AK, eds. Diagnostic Radiology: A Textbook of Medical Imaging. 5th ed. New York, NY: Churchill Livingstone; 2008:chap 55.

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