Non-invasive screening for surgical intracranial lesions.
The value and reliability of the combined results of skull radiographs, electroencephalography, echoencephalography, isotope angiography, and brain scanning in 147 patients suspected of having an intracranial space occupying lesions are analysed. The overall accuracy of the technique was 79%. No false negatives were found. The advantages of adopting the system proposed by the authors in everyday clinical work is discussed.
D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000175:diagnosis; D001924:Brain Concussion / Q000175:diagnosis; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D010244:Bulbar Palsy, Progressive / Q000175:diagnosis; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D003711:Demyelinating Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D004453:Echoencephalography; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000175:diagnosis; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D006408:Hematoma, Subdural / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000175:diagnosis; D011559:Pseudotumor Cerebri / Q000175:diagnosis; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013577:Syndrome