False Diagnosis of Acoustic Neuroma Due to Subdural Injection During Gas CT Cisternogram

1 November 1986

journal article
case report
Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Vol. 10 (6) , 1025-1026
https://doi.org/10.1097/00004728-198611000-00024

Abstract

Gas CT cisternography is a reliable examination for the detection of small acoustic neuromas. False-positive or equivocal findings do result, however, from a small number of these examinations. In this case report inadvertent subdural injection of gas caused diagnostic difficulties.

Keywords

NEUROMA
SUBDURAL
CISTERNOGRAM
FALSE DIAGNOSIS
DIAGNOSIS OF ACOUSTIC
GAS CT

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