Computerized tomography in the detection of intracranial metastases in children

Computerized tomography in the detection of intracranial metastases in children

Computerized tomography brain scans produce sectional tomograms of the brain substance which demonstrate intracranial lesions. The procedure is safe and painless, and can be done on an outpatient basis. Three children with malignant disease had intracranial metastases demonstrated using this techniq...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 1976-07, Vol.58 (1), p.72-77
Hauptverfasser: Dyment, P G, Rothner, A D, Duchesneau, P M, Weinstein, M A
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Brain - diagnostic imaging
Brain Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - drug therapy
Child
Child, Preschool
Computers
Female
Humans
Liver Neoplasms
Male
Neoplasm Metastasis
Osteosarcoma - drug therapy
Rhabdomyosarcoma - therapy
Television
Tomography, X-Ray
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Zusammenfassung:Computerized tomography brain scans produce sectional tomograms of the brain substance which demonstrate intracranial lesions. The procedure is safe and painless, and can be done on an outpatient basis. Three children with malignant disease had intracranial metastases demonstrated using this technique during a recent six-month period at the Cleveland Clinic.
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.58.1.72