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CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of subdural hematoma. Findings on CT scan diagnostic of subdural hematoma depends on the hematoma age: | |||
=== Acute subdural hematoma: === | === Acute subdural hematoma: === | ||
0-3 days: | |||
* Hyperintense in comparison to gray matter | |||
* Crescent shape | |||
* 40% of patients with acute SDH have mixed hyper and hypointense | |||
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Overview
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 may be helpful in the diagnosis of subdural hematoma. Findings on CT scan diagnostic of subdural hematoma depends on the hematoma age:
Acute subdural hematoma:
0-3 days:
- Hyperintense in comparison to gray matter
- Crescent shape
- 40% of patients with acute SDH have mixed hyper and hypointense