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The ring structure is a frequent, but completely non-specific, image in the computer tomogram. In a survey by KAZNER et al. on 2,581 intracranial tumors and space-occupying processes, a ring was observed in 86% of all cerebral abscesses and in 54% of the glioblastomas. It is thus understandable that differential diagnosis of the two clinical syndromes in the computer tomogram can present considerable difficulties, especially if adequate additional clinical data are not available (Fig. 1).
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Mauersberger, W. (1981). The Determination of Absorption Values as an Aid in Computer Tomographic Differentation Between Cerebral Abscess and Glioblastoma. In: Schiefer, W., Klinger, M., Brock, M. (eds) Brain Abscess and Meningitis. Advances in Neurosurgery, vol 9. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-67943-8_4
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