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A 21-year old female asked:

How do u get a full evaluation of the brain, heart, blood? I'm getting very lightheaded & has had mri&ct 6mths ago normal. & had a full blood work up!

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A 43-year old asked:

Pet/ct fdg 18 test on the brain, what does this mean?

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A 42-year old asked:

What does the pet/ct scan of the brain tell you?

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A 45-year old asked:

What is a pet/ct fdg 18 test on the brain?

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A 25-year old male asked:

I am thinking, can fdg-18 that is used for a pet/ct of your brain, cause muscle burning? I can trace it back to that point where it started. Any possibility?

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A 49-year old female asked:

I had a pet scan that shows, Focus of increased FDG activity within the left axilla without definite CT correlate, max SUV 4.1, findings are nonspecific but may relate to metabolic fat. also a sclerotic lesion that did not show except as chronic?

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A 32-year old female asked:

How much radio activity causes cancer bc I have had several ct, scans MRI eegs pet scans a EKG and a heart echogram plus 3 brain resections?

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A 55-year old female asked:

Is this too much in a 2 month period, 1 pet scan, i ct, 6 x-rays , a brain scan now doctors wants another pet .Lung nodule 1.4 -2.7 suv?

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A 63-year old female asked:

I had a PET Scan. What is Conspicuous central cerebral white matter hyper metabolic activity with SUV max 9.9. There is a suggestion of indeterminate ill defined enhancement in this region only seen on the thin slices of a recent MRI. This a tumor?

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A 22-year old female asked:

I had 4 ct of the brain due to headache all my ct where normal. What risk did I cause myself getting all those? They were done n 2012 im very scared

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A 22-year old female asked:

Really been thinking I had like 4 CT of the brain n 2012 n that yr at different times. Scared for a brain tumor. Will I get one?

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A 20-year old female asked:

Did i cause myself a huge risk by getting a CT scan one n oct one in nov & one in dec of the brain is that a high risk for a tumor to delvelop?

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A 28-year old male asked:

What does a CT without contrast of the brain show?

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A 39-year old asked:

What kind of information does a CT tell about the brain?

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A 37-year old female asked:

Can brain herniation be seen on ct?

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A 40-year old asked:

What could be wrong if a CT scan shows brain abnormalities?

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A 24-year old female asked:

Abnormality found on brain in ct scan. What could this mean?

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A 21-year old female asked:

Has it ever been proven that CT scans of the brain cause tumors?

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A 21-year old male asked:

Do CT scans see brain tumors?

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A 43-year old asked:

Could a CT scan see a brain lesion?

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A 47-year old female asked:

Can a CT of brain detect MS lesions?

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A 39-year old asked:

Should we CT scan the brain for dizzyness?

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A 36-year old asked:

How accurate are CT scans for brain tumors?

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A 33-year old asked:

Please tell me, could a CT scan see a brain lesion?

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A 26-year old male asked:

Can the contrast from a CT cause internal/brain bleeding?

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A 40-year old asked:

For CT brain scan is contrast dye used and if not, why not?

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A 23-year old female asked:

Would a CT scan show if sjogren's syndrome is affecting my brain?

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A 38-year old asked:

I have had 29 CT scans all over my body, mostly brain scans. cancer?

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A 21-year old female asked:

4 CT of the brain in a year bad im 21 am i going to get a tumor now?

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A 29-year old female asked:

Can lesions from MS show up on a CT brain scan with or without contrast?

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