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==Overview==
==Overview==
 
As a replacement imaging technique, [[CT scan]] is done in some patients who are contraindicated for [[MRI]], extremely [[obese]] or [[Claustrophobia|claustrophobic]].
There are no CT scan findings associated with [disease name].
 
OR
 
[Location] CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of [disease name]. Findings on CT scan suggestive of/diagnostic of [disease name] include [finding 1], [finding 2], and [finding 3].
 
OR
 
There are no CT scan findings associated with [disease name]. However, a CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of [disease name], which include [complication 1], [complication 2], and [complication 3].


==CT scan==
==CT scan==
 
As a replacement imaging technique, [[CT scan]] is done in some patients who are contraindicated for [[MRI]], extremely [[obese]] or [[Claustrophobia|claustrophobic]].<ref name="pmid11370563">{{cite journal |vauthors=Friedman DI |title=Papilledema and pseudotumor cerebri |journal=Ophthalmol Clin North Am |volume=14 |issue=1 |pages=129–47, ix |date=March 2001 |pmid=11370563 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
There are no CT scan findings associated with [disease name].
 
OR
 
[Location] CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of [disease name]. Findings on CT scan suggestive of/diagnostic of [disease name] include:
*[Finding 1]
*[Finding 2]
*[Finding 3]
 
OR
 
There are no CT scan findings associated with [disease name]. However, a CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of [disease name], which include:
*[Complication 1]
*[Complication 2]
*[Complication 3]


==References==
==References==

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Overview

As a replacement imaging technique, CT scan is done in some patients who are contraindicated for MRI, extremely obese or claustrophobic.

CT scan

As a replacement imaging technique, CT scan is done in some patients who are contraindicated for MRI, extremely obese or claustrophobic.[1]

References

  1. Friedman DI (March 2001). "Papilledema and pseudotumor cerebri". Ophthalmol Clin North Am. 14 (1): 129–47, ix. PMID 11370563.

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