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Will a head and neck ct with contrast rule out a tumor? reason i had it is constant head and neck pain on left side x6months. normal results.
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It will rule: out a neck mass with a relatively high degree of confidence, but no test is 100%. It is likely enough to start thinking of other etiologies for your pain rather than a neck tumor, unless there is a palpable mass, in which case additional imaging may be warranted.
Answered 11/22/2014
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I talked to the radiologist and he said it is the main artery that runs from neck to head that was the big white spot but when I question him if it could be a tumor he said he didn't know and know reason he didn't give me what it is and it was there in pr
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I had a CT of head and neck with contrast. I was pushed under CT scan. Tech said would be about three minutes but I was under it for 20 minutes.They inserted contrast and was out.Is this normal?Could they have left radiation on by error? Why so long?
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