title: [Diagnosis of brain abscesses by angiography and nuclear medicine methods].
abstract: In most cases, abscesses are formed otogenically or rhinogenically. The clinical symptoms may be uncharacteristic. The diagnosis is made by employing nuclear-medical and angiographic procedures. In 40 patients suspected of having a cerebral abscess, transfemoral cerebral angiography and in 14 cases gammaencephalography or cerebral scintigraphy was carried out. Angiographically, cerebral abscesses mostly appear as avascular growths while nuclear-medical or localised increase in the activity concentration suggests a pathological finding. The symptoms are uncharacteristic and can only be attributed to an abscess process in connection with clinical and paraclinical findings.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013667:Technetium
chemical_list: D013667:Technetium
vernacular_title: Diagnostik von Hirnabszessen mit Angiographie und nuklear-medizinischen Methoden.