Imaging of acoustic neuromas. 1992.
Diagnosis of acoustic neuromas has been simplified considerably by computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Either enhanced method will visualize almost every acoustic neuroma. MRI is more sensitive inside the internal auditory canal. Currently, a gadolinium-enhanced MRI scan is considered an accurate indicator of whether or not an individual has an acoustic neuroma, although there have been false-positive enhanced MRI scans recently reported.
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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