Dural fluid collections in infants and children. A successful nuclear medical approach.
The authors describe their experience in 94 cases of dural fluid collections. The correct diagnosis was made in 94%, which is attributed to (a) including radionuclide angiography and both an immediate and a two- to four-hour delayed scan for every patient undergoing brain studies, (b) a high index of suspicion, and (c) simultaneous interpretation of the scan and the skull film. The false-positive rate was 10%, as shown by cerebral angiography.
D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004388:Dura Mater; D005260:Female; D006407:Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / Q000175:diagnosis; D006408:Hematoma, Subdural / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008202:Lymphangioma / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008527:Medulloblastoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D008578:Meninges; D008581:Meningitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013353:Subdural Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis*