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I am having a head ct scan, what can they see about the nerves?

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Little: Ct scans of the head show the brain- not the nerves. Sometimes you can see a few of the cranial nerves. The purpose of the ct scan is to see the brain for diseases within the brain tissue.

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Answered 1/10/2015

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