Long-term follow-up of children with magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound after treatment of brain tumors.
This paper compares the results of MRI and US follow-up examinations of 46 children who had undergone surgery for brain tumors. The cases included 42 posterior fossa tumors, 3 supratentorial tumors and 1 upper cervical spinal cord tumor. US examination proved to be less specific and sensitive than MRI. However, when a "bone window" is available, US is, because of the ease of its application, better suited for frequent routine examinations. Long-term follow-up should, therefore, consist of frequent regular US examinations combined with yearly MRI examinations.
Higer
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Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, German Diagnostic Clinic, Wiesbaden.
Dittrich
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Just
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Gutjahr
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Voth
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Pfannenstiel
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