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== Overview ==
== Overview ==
CT scans are very useful on diagnosing tuberous sclerosis due to the vast possible findings that patients may present.
[[CT scans]] are very useful on diagnosing tuberous sclerosis due to the vast possible findings that patients may present.


==CT==
==CT==


CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of tuberous sclerosis. It can diagnose:  
CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of tuberous sclerosis. It can diagnose:  
* Cortical or subependymal tubers;
* Cortical or [[subependymal]] tubers;
* White matter abnormalities;
*[[White matter]] abnormalities;
* Subependymal hamartomas;
*[[Subependymal]] [[hamartomas]];
* Subependymal giant cell astrocytomas;
*[[Subependymal]] giant cell [[astrocytomas]];
* Renal angiomyolipomas;
* Renal [[Angiomyolipoma|angiomyolipomas]];
* Renal cysts;
* Renal [[cysts]];
* Renal cell carcinoma (associated with tuberous sclerosis);
* Renal cell [[carcinoma]] (associated with tuberous sclerosis);
* Retroperitoneal lymphangiomyomatosis;
*[[Retroperitoneal]] [[lymphangiomyomatosis]];
* Gastrointestinal polyps;
* Gastrointestinal [[polyps]];
* Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors;
* Pancreatic [[neuroendocrine tumors]];
* Lymphangioleiomyomatosis;
*[[Lymphangioleiomyomatosis]];
* Multifocal micronodular pneumocyte hyperplasia;
* Multifocal micronodular pneumocyte hyperplasia;
* Cardiac rhabdomyomas.<ref>Radiopaedia - tuberous sclerosis - available at: <nowiki>https://radiopaedia.org/articles/tuberous-sclerosis</nowiki> accessed at 06/15/2020</ref>
* Cardiac [[rhabdomyomas]].<ref>Radiopaedia - tuberous sclerosis - available at: <nowiki>https://radiopaedia.org/articles/tuberous-sclerosis</nowiki> accessed at 06/15/2020</ref>


==References==
==References==

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: José Eduardo Riceto Loyola Junior, M.D.[2]

Overview

CT scans are very useful on diagnosing tuberous sclerosis due to the vast possible findings that patients may present.

CT

CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of tuberous sclerosis. It can diagnose:

References

  1. Radiopaedia - tuberous sclerosis - available at: https://radiopaedia.org/articles/tuberous-sclerosis accessed at 06/15/2020

CT Examples of Tuberous Sclerosis

This CT image shows randomly arranged cysts in both lungs. The patient had TSC and a renal AML.
This is an image from a contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) scan of the abdomen in another patient with TSC.