An Evaluation of Current Diagnostic Radiologic Modalities in the Investigation of Acoustic Neurilemmomas
- 1 January 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Radiology
- Vol. 126 (1) , 173-179
- https://doi.org/10.1148/126.1.173
Abstract
The radiologic investigation of patients with suspected acoustic neurilemmomas may include specialized plain films, thin-section tomography, CT [computed tomography] scanning with i.v. contrast enhancement, Pantopaque cisternography, radionuclide scanning, angiography and pneumoencephalography. Intrathecally enhanced (Amipaque) CT cisternography was used to study the cerebellopontine angles and 4th ventricle. An assesment is made of the differential diagnostic value and limitations of radiologic modalities in tumor detection and accurate localization. A protocol designed to optimize use of the available radiologic modalities is projected from 30 patients with acoustic neurilemmomas.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: