CT scans offer one way to learn more about the location, size, and shape of a brain aneurysm. A brain aneurysm is a weak or very thin spot on an artery in the brain that bulges out and fills with ...

Children and young adults who are exposed to a single CT scan of the head or neck before age 22 years are at significantly increased risk of developing a brain tumor, particularly glioma, after at ...

There has been an escalating risk of brain cancer associated with increasing radiation dose to the brain from CT examinations, a cohort study of more than 650,000 children and young adults indicated.

Some types of scans include X-rays, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and ultrasound scans. Medical professionals use scans to help diagnose a range of health conditions.