Three-dimensional computed tomographic reconstructions of intracranial meningiomas.
In a series of four patients with intracranial meningiomas, three-dimensional computed tomographic (CT) reconstructions were a useful diagnostic and surgical adjunct. Three-dimensional images are created from standard CT data by a boundary-detecting computer software program. Three-dimensional images of tumor invading or adjacent to the bony calvarium are projected about the x, y, and z axes. Axial and sagittal sections delineate the lesions. The images created allow a surgical view of the meningiomas in three-dimensional space and demonstrate the relationship of these masses to the skull. The use of three-dimensional reconstructions in craniofacial surgery and in neurosurgery is reviewed.
Chalif
D J
DJ
Department of Neurological Surgery, New York University Medical Center, New York.
Dufresne
C R
CR
Ransohoff
J
J
McCarthy
J A
JA
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D008579:Meningioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*