What can a newborn's brain CT scan reveal?

CT is a common examination method in people's daily life. It is mainly used to check some problems inside the human body. Many newborns will have some physical illnesses in the early stages of development, many of which are caused by congenital problems. When this happens, many people will have some checks done. So what diseases can be detected by neonatal brain CT? Let us learn about it through the following article.

Brain CT scan is a method of examining the brain through CT. In case of head trauma, brain CT is the most important imaging diagnostic method. Brain CT can clearly show the number, location, size, contour, density, intratumoral hemorrhage, calcification and degree of spread of intracranial tumors.

Normal values of brain CT

1. The examination is fast, highly sensitive to fresh bleeding, and can show important lesions such as edema and increased intracranial pressure, secondary brain herniation, etc. Brain CT is also suitable for diagnosing skull fractures, especially depressed fractures and skull base fractures.

2. Brain CT can accurately diagnose cerebrovascular diseases and help determine treatment plans.

3. Brain CT can distinguish the size, shape, range, number of hematomas and the compression of adjacent brain tissues in craniocerebral injuries. Observe the presence of subacute or chronic intracranial hematoma, determine the absorption and reduction of craniocerebral injury, and also show sequelae such as cerebral softening, cerebral atrophy, hydrocephalus and brain perforation malformation.

Clinical significance of brain CT

1. Intracranial tumor.

2. Cerebrovascular disease:

(1) Cerebral hemorrhage.

(2) Cerebral infarction.

(3) Subarachnoid hemorrhage.

(4) Aneurysms and vascular malformations.

(5) Occlusion of cerebral veins or sinuses.

(6) Moyamoya disease

3. Craniocerebral injury:

(1) Intracranial hematoma.

(2) Brain contusion and laceration.