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Intracerebral metastases can be demonstrated with great accuracy with modern CT apparatus after administration of contrast medium (CM). This is true for most areas of the skull with the exception of the base of the skull and the posterior cranial fossa. In these areas artefacts can make demonstration more difficult. The size of metastases and the perifocal edema also play a decisive part in the diagnosis of cerebral metastases (12). CM concentration or conclusions from the degree of CM concentration in relation to the original histology has been the subject of several publications (2, 8, 12, 13). Later papers on CM kinetics show that the time of examination after administration of CM as well as the quantity of CM administered play a decisive part in determining the density of metastases (6, 9, 10, 15, 18).
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Kober, B. et al. (1984). Radiotherapy of Cerebral Metastases. CT-Findings and Effects of Radiotherapy. In: Piotrowski, W., Brock, M., Klinger, M. (eds) CNS Metastases Neurosurgery in the Aged. Advances in Neurosurgery, vol 12. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69360-1_14
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