title: Adult infratentorial tumors.
abstract: In adults, the combination of clinical presentation and imaging results permit prediction of the histology of a posterior fossa tumor. MR imaging, which uses various pulse sequences and contrast material is the most sensitive and precise technique for the evaluation of patients who have symptoms referrable to the posterior fossa.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104.
authors.forename: L T
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Bilaniuk
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary; D003388:Cranial Fossa, Posterior; D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005925:Glomus Jugulare Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008579:Meningioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009464:Neuroma, Acoustic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed