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What Causes Small Shadow In Left Temporal Ventricles In Scan Result?
My wife had a ct scan of her brain after we were in a serious car accident. The Dr. said there was a small shadow in one of the left temporal ventricles. The radiologist thinks it is a defect in the scan and not a real spit, they are sending her for an mri. What are the possibilities?
Tue, 20 May 2014
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Temporal horns of lateral ventricles are structures which contain the CSF or fluid in which the brain floats. The small shadow is most likely due to mechanical faults while getting the CT scan done. There is no reason to worry if your doctor has mentioned it like wise. I suppose they are doing MRI for another part such as cervical or lumbar spine of trying to get a better image of the brain to rule out any abnormalities.
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Temporal horns of lateral ventricles are structures which contain the CSF or fluid in which the brain floats. The small shadow is most likely due to mechanical faults while getting the CT scan done. There is no reason to worry if your doctor has mentioned it like wise. I suppose they are doing MRI for another part such as cervical or lumbar spine of trying to get a better image of the brain to rule out any abnormalities.
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