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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Zehra Malik, M.B.B.S[2]

Overview

• CT scan is not the first-line imaging preferred to determine the underlying cause of central vertigo.

CT

• CT scan or computerized axial tomography (CAT) of head and or labyrinth may be necessary.
• If MRI is contraindicated then a thin cut CT scan can be used.

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[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]