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When they do a ct scan of the head does it include the neck?
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Not really: The head sits on top of the neck but is not part of the neck. A head CT usually stops scanning at about where the neck starts. If a CT of both head and neck are needed, the imaging test will be ordered as a CT of the head and the neck.
Answered 2/23/2020
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