This simple reference guide on how to examine and interpret CT head scans will be an invaluable guide to all radiographers, medical students and junior doctors. CT head scans are one of the most common medical and radiological examinations to be carried out in hospitals, and is now becoming a role extension for radiographers to diagnose and report these images. This guidebook hopes to provide the reader with a fundamental overview of the common pathologies found in CT head imaging from degenerative disease to tumours, infections, inflammations and normal variants. This book can also be used as a reference tool for any medical professionals who want to further their knowledge of common CT head abnormalities, the nature of the pathology and differential diagnosis.

This simple reference guide on how to examine and interpret CT head scans will be an invaluable guide to all radiographers, medical students and junior doctors. CT head scans are one of the most common medical and radiological examinations to be carried out in hospitals, and is now becoming a role extension for radiographers to diagnose and report these images. This guidebook hopes to provide the reader with a fundamental overview of CT head imaging from the technological side of how CT functions to in depth anatomy illustrations, report writing and common pathologies in acute trauma and vascular disease. This book can also be used as a reference tool for any medical professionals who want to further their knowledge of common CT head abnormalities, the nature of the pathology and differential diagnosis.