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Dufresne

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Bright Spots On My Head Ct
Posted: 08-20-07 07:01am

Hello,

I have a question regarding two bright spots on my head CT. The digital CT images can be found here:

http://www.box.net/shared/i 45omv3ri6

(larger versions can be viewed by clicking on the "Download" button below the image)

The dotted line in the upper left image indicates the plane from which the other three images were taken. As you can see on the other three pictures there are two bright spots that I encircled in red. What could they be?

I was never in surgery for any reason so they can't be objects left there during surgery. I also was never in a serious accident causing damage to my head. So these objects can't be metal splinters or so.

I measured the larger of the two objects using the CT image viewer. It is 3mm by 2mm large.

Are these tumors? Could they be tumors? Could this be an instance of an error in the image?
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MandMs

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Posted: 09-05-07 06:28am

Hi!
Why you've been examined with ct scan? Did you experience some symptoms?
This bright spots can be tumor, but also there are some non-tumor masses and lesions that can mimic tumors.
I'll suggest you to ask your doctor about MRI because is
the most sensitive non-invasive way of imaging the brain and can create better picture of lesions than CT.
There are also spots found in healthy individuals, which are not related to any ongoing disease process. These are often called unidentified bright objects.
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