CT Head (Routine) - Video Lesson

This protocol review is about the most common CT examination, the routine CT head. So why do we perform CT head scans? There's a few common indications. Initial evaluation of stroke, headache, vertigo seizures, and there are several other reasons that we would perform a CT of the head without contrast. There's only a few reasons that we would perform a CT scan of the head with contrast. There's also a specific way that we should perform a CT head scan. The scan type is generally going to be the axial mode at most institutions. This gives us more spatial resolution and also minimizes the effect of helical artifact. Occasionally, you will find institutions that use the helical scan. The benefit of this is increased post processing options. So what kind