title: Computed tomography in the diagnosis of intracranial neoplasms in children.
abstract: The authors discuss their original observations using computed tomography (CT) in the diagnosis of posterior fossa neoplasms in children. The subject of CT diagnosis of childhood supratentorial tumors is also reviewed. However, despite the documented value of CT, the authors believe that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) will eventually offer certain advantages that will make MRI the primary imaging modality for intracranial neoplasms in children.
mesh_terms: D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002551:Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D003388:Cranial Fossa, Posterior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004806:Ependymoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008527:Medulloblastoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008793:Metrizamide; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D008793:Metrizamide