Discrepancies between radionuclide and computed tomographic scans in detecting secondary neoplastic involvement of the brain.
A radionuclide (RN) brain scan and a computed tomographic (CT) brain scan were performed on the same patient within one month on 207 occasions between February 1978 and October 1979 in order to investigate secondary neoplastic involvement of either metastatic or lymphomatous nature. The two scans were read independently of each other. There was a significant difference between the results of the two techniques in 26 of the 207 cases (13%). In 15 cases, the RN brain scan found clinically suspected secondary neoplastic involvement that was not detected by CT. In the other 11 cases, lesions detected by CT were not detected with the RN scan. Discrepancies were more frequent in patients with lymphoma than in patients with carcinoma.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed