COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IN METASTATIC DISEASE OF BRAIN

被引:77
作者
DECK, MDF
MESSINA, AV
SACKETT, JF
机构
[1] MEM SLOAN KETTERING CANC CTR, 1275 YORK AVE, NEW YORK, NY 10021 USA
[2] CORNELL UNIV, NEW YORK HOSP,MED CTR,DEPT RADIOL, SECT NEURORADIOL, NEW YORK, NY 10021 USA
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D O I
10.1148/119.1.115
中图分类号
R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
摘要
Computed tomography [CT] was a more accurate diagnostic tool in the analysis of brain metastases than radionuclide scanning. Of 1100 patients studied by CT scan, 57 showed evidence of intracerebral metastasis, and 14 showed evidence of hydrocephalus. Density levels below that of normal brain tissue were found in cases of metastases from the lung (13), breast (7), melanoma (4), kidney (3), lymphoma (3) and nasopharynx (1). Levels above normal were found in cases of metastases from melanoma (8), lung (3), colon (3), chorionic carcinoma (2), osteogenic sarcoma (1) and kidney (1).
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页码:115 / 120
页数:6
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