[Magnetic resonance with GD-DTPA in acoustic neuroma: personal experience].
Magnetic Resonance (MR) is currently becoming an important diagnostic pool in therapy planning and care of patients with tumors of the head and neck. In this work MR with GD-DTPA was used to all subjects suffered from acoustic neuroma: in 18 patients (86%) the diagnosis was possible with sequences obtained without contrast medium; in 3 patients (14%) the used of Gd-DTPA was essential in diagnosing the tumor. The Authors conclude that MR with Gd-DTPA is helpful in revealing neuromas of the internal auditory canal, multiple lesions of neurofibromatosis and tumor recurrence.
D'Ambrosio
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Insegnamento di Otoneuroradiologia, Università di Roma La Sapienza.
Benfari
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D007758:Ear, Inner / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005682:Gadolinium; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D017253:Neurofibromatoses / Q000175:diagnosis; D009464:Neuroma, Acoustic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D000159:Vestibulocochlear Nerve / Q000473:pathology*
D005682:Gadolinium
La RM con GD-DTPA nell'imaging diagnostico del neurinoma dell'acustico: nostra esperienza.