Imaging
Imaging techniques are not often used for diagnosing mumps. Nevertheless, they can be helpful when you experience some complications. Common options include:
– Neck CT
If your neck is swollen, then a CT scan can find out the possible cause, which might be related to mumps.
– Brain MRI or CT
When mumps causes encephalitis, you might experience severe issues like seizures. In these cases, brain imaging is needed to evaluate. Also, this option is helpful in case of neurological symptoms.
– Testicular ultrasound
Testicular swelling can be a complication of mumps infection. Thus, your doctor would do an ultrasound to decide whether to perform surgery or medical intervention [3]
