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A 35-year old male asked:

Whats the likelihood of having worse than a concussion after a clear CT of head and neck? Had the CT 3 days after the fall

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A 63-year old female asked:

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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A 40-year old female asked:

What are the chances of a carotid artery dissection? Normal ct of head and neck 4 months ago . Current right side neck pain , tension head ache 2 days ago that has now resolved . Neck pain with movement on right side . No injury?

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A 49-year old asked:

It started with swollen glands, fatigue , oral thrush, . had CT of head and neck, chest. Now have enlarged thyroid and choking sensation.?

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A 29-year old asked:

Ct of head and neck with & w/o contrast came back OK. Blood test also OK. Headaches started only with exercise. Now, sporadically thru the day. Massaging/heat helps with pain. Ibuprofen (600mg) doesnt work. Scoliosis and reverse curve of neck. tips?

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A 28-year old female asked:

Can a CT scan of head and neck completely rule out neck cancer?

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A 27-year old female asked:

What does this mean? There is left C3-4 foraminal stenosis related to uncovertebral joint hypertrophy Findings form a ct scan of head and neck when I had a concussion in 2021. I just seen what they wrote about it?

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A 30-year old female asked:

Hello, I had a CT scan of my head and neck..I understand everything below except "The posterior indicating arteries are hypoplastic". ?

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A 60-year old female asked:

A "hypo-dense foci in the left thyroid lobe" was found during CT w/ contrast of head and neck. What does this mean?

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A 34-year old male asked:

When they do a ct scan of the head does it include the neck?

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A 27-year old male asked:

Would it be harmful to get another CT of the head & neck? I've had about 18 CT scans over the past 2-3 years for various reasons. 3 of those have been of the head/neck?

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A 29-year old female asked:

If a head & neck CT with contrast didn't show anything 6 months ago, what is the likelihood it would now? Still having pain and still no diagnosis.

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A 25-year old female asked:

I fell and hit the back of my head 1 month ago. It's still tender to touch is that normal? My neck hurts too. I had 4 normal non contrast CT.

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A 29-year old male asked:

A ladder fell on my head last feb.14,2014, i got it CT scan and its all normal, today june 15, i feel neck pain. what could it be?

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A 20-year old female asked:

Sharp stabbing pain/numbness in head&neck car accident last week CT scan normal, had two of them done.So why the pain?

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A 24-year old female asked:

Been having neck and head aches only when laying down at night.Motrin hardly helps.Had 3 CT scans done this year on head all came back good?

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A 25-year old male asked:

I have a dull pressure in my head all over, mainly in the back with neck and shoulder pain. Has lasted a few weeks so far. Should I get a ct scan?

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A 44-year old female asked:

Will a head and neck CT scan show the esophagus? Thank you!

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A 30-year old male asked:

I've had a headache in back of my head and over my right ear for 1 month. CT came back clean. What could be the problem? Neck is not painful/stiff.

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A 29-year old female asked:

Hit my forehead on car door. Had CT can was neg , been a week since injury have neck pain and pain on sides and back of head. Should i be concerned?

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A 20-year old female asked:

I'm getting so much pressure n my head & neck feeling very scared that something is wrong with me i've had mri&ct of the brain for my pains n my head?

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A 30-year old female asked:

What type of cancer should I be concerned about from having a head CT at age 12 and a neck CT with contrast at age 30. I am a 30-year-old female. Worried?

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A 26-year old male asked:

I had a CT angiogram of my head & neck last week. All was normal. However, since they did the scan w/ the contrast & dye, I've had pain in the area around my thyroid? Thoughts?

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A 29-year old female asked:

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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A 29-year old female asked:

Stiff neck dissy and headache on left sideof head for 15 days. Neither Toridol shot nor muscle relaxers are working. Ct scan came back neg.... help!!

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A 30-year old female asked:

30-year-old female - 1 head CT as an adolescent, 1 neck CT recently. So scared that the radiation from these 2 scans will cause cancer. Please advise?

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A 23-year old male asked:

I've had a burning sensation on the lower back of my head down my neck and in the middle of my shoulders had blood work and a CT scan both came out nml?

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A 56-year old female asked:

I had a CT scan done for a lump in my neck. Dr. Found enlarged veins in the back of my head. What does that mean?

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A female asked:

I fell and hit my head 2 days ago from slipping on concretee when to the ER n I'm in a neck brace CT scan looked ok but having sharp pains in head?

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A 43-year old female asked:

I have a palpable, non tender node on my L clavicle. Not recently sick. Today my fam doc ordered head & neck CT. Is that the appropriate first step?

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