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Until well into the twentieth century, neurologic signs and symptoms were the only means available for the detection and localization of intracranial tumors. Diagnostic neuroradiology traces its origin to Dandy, who in 1918 injected air into the cerebral ventricles by the direct puncture of a fontanelle or through a bur hole as a means of outlining the ventricles on X-ray films. In 1919 he additionally described lumbar puncture as a means of introducing air into the ventricular system.
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Claussen, C. et al. (1989). Introduction. In: Kazner, E., Wende, S., Grumme, T., Stochdorph, O., Felix, R., Claussen, C. (eds) Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Tomography of Intracranial Tumors. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-74311-5_1
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