Computed tomography in the diagnosis of brain stem gliomas.
Twenty patients with brain stem gliomas were diagnosed by CT. The diagnosis was established on the basis of characteristic appearance, density pattern and mass effect. Differentiation from brain stem metastasis or angioma is frequently possible based on CT findings.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D005910:Glioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed