| Re: Can CT scans show brain aneurysms?
quite frankly,if you really want to know for certain an MRA would really be your best bet.depending on size and location of a possible aneurysm would really dictate just how easily it could be seen on a CT or even MRI with contrast.my aneurysm did not actually show up on the brain MRI i had only becasue of its location,but it very clearly showed up with MRA.my anerysm was at a bend in the artery so it was kind of hidden from MRI view.you could also do possibly just an MRI with contrast.i didn't use contrast with my MRI only becasue of kidney disease i have which ironically is what caused my aneurysm to begin with.they can also just do the whole contrasted MRI/MRA at the same time which would really give you the best possible view of the soft tissue structures within your brain along with the arterial view provided by the MRA.i would never ever rely on a CT for an aneurysm Dx.it just doesn't do the job,espescially with small ones,tho it would pick up a rupture really well but you would know that by other symptoms as well.good luck to you,and i hope you do not actually have an aneurysm,they just kind of really suck.Marcia
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