title: Intracranial neoplasms.
abstract: CT has made possible the diagnosis of intracranial neoplasms with greater precision than other currently available neurodiagnostic studies. Because it is not always possible to determine the precise pathologic features of these neoplasms without angiography and surgical biopsy, over-reliance on CT should be avoided.
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002551:Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003388:Cranial Fossa, Posterior; D003397:Craniopharyngioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004806:Ependymoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005910:Glioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008527:Medulloblastoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008579:Meningioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed