title: The role of computed tomography in the diagnosis and management of brain tumors.
abstract: This review article emphasizes the role of computed tomography in the diagnosis and management of brain tumors. The head CT scan has become one of the most precise noninvasive tests in the neurosciences. It has given clinicians more information than they were able to obtain in the past. The subject is covered by subdividing it into several categories: detection of true tumor extent, radiation treatment planning, the immediate postoperative period, treatment responses, failure patterns, detection of radiation-induced damage, and the potential to predict histopathology. The paper is illustrated with examples that emphasize the advantages and some of the limitations of computed tomography as it exists today.
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000528:radiation effects; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000209:etiology; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed