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== Overview ==
CT scans are very useful on diagnosing tuberous sclerosis due to the vast possible findings that patients may present.

==CT==

CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of tuberous sclerosis. It can diagnose: 
* Cortical or subependymal tubers;
* White matter abnormalities;
* Subependymal hamartomas;
* Subependymal giant cell astrocytomas;
* Renal angiomyolipomas;
* Renal cysts;
* Renal cell carcinoma (associated with tuberous sclerosis);
* Retroperitoneal lymphangiomyomatosis;
* Gastrointestinal polyps;
* Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors;
* Lymphangioleiomyomatosis;
* Multifocal micronodular pneumocyte hyperplasia;
* Cardiac rhabdomyomas.<ref>Radiopaedia - tuberous sclerosis - available at: <nowiki>https://radiopaedia.org/articles/tuberous-sclerosis</nowiki> accessed at 06/15/2020</ref>

==CT Examples of Tuberous Sclerosis== 
[[Image:TS-LAM.png|300x300px|This CT image shows randomly arranged cysts in both lungs.  The patient had TSC and a renal AML.|left|thumb]]
[[Image:bilateralrenalAML.jpg|300x300px|This is an image from a contrast-enhanced [[computed tomography]] (CT) scan of the abdomen in another patient with TSC.|left|thumb]]

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