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Computed Tomography in Intracranial Tumors pp 503–504Cite as

Effect of Computed Tomography on Diagnosis of Neurological Disease

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Computed tomography is generally considered to be the most reliable and, indeed, the definitive diagnostic technique for demonstration of brain tumors. Approximately 98% of intracra-nial lesions are detected with CT. However, extremely high sensitivity is not the only advantage of CT in diagnosis of intracranial tumors. Accuracy in determining histological type, visualization of anatomical relations to important brain structures, knowledge of the growth pattern, and evidence of space-occupying effects of the tumor are at least as important for the neurosurgeon. In effect, CT studies allow definition of the entire complex “intracranial space-occupying process” by means of a single procedure in many cases.

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  1. Abteilung für Röntgendiagnostik — Neuroradiologie im Klinikum Steglitz, Freien Universität Berlin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 1000, Berlin 45, Germany

    Prof. Dr. med. Gianni B. Bradač

  2. Leiter der Nuklearmedizinischen Abteilung der Radiologischen Klinik im Klinikum Großhadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Marchioninistr. 15, 8000, München 70, Germany

    Prof. Dr. med. Udalrich Büll

  3. Neurochirurgische Klinik im Klinikum Großhadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Marchioninistr. 15, 8000, München 70, Germany

    Prof. Dr. med. Rudolf Fahlbusch

  4. Oberarzt der Neurochirurgischen Abteilung im Klinikum Charlottenburg, Freien Universität Berlin, Spandauer Damm 130, 1000, Berlin 19, Germany

    Prof. Dr. med. Thomas Grumme

  5. Leiter der Abteilung für Neurochirurgie im Klinikum Charlottenburg, Freien Universität Berlin, Spandauer Damm 130, 1000, Berlin 19, Germany

    Prof. Dr. med. Ekkehard Kazner

  6. Oberarzt der Abteilung für Neuroradiologie, Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität, Langenbeckstr. 1, 6500, Mainz, Germany

    Dr. med. Konrad Kretzschmar

  7. Oberarzt an der Neurochirurgischen Klinik im Klinikum Großhadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Marchioninistr. 15, 8000, München 70, Germany

    Priv. Doz. Dr. med. Wolfgang Lanksch

  8. Neurochirurgische Abteilung im Klinikum Charlottenburg, Freien Universität Berlin, Spandauer Damm 130, 1000, Berlin 19, Germany

    Dr. med. Wolfang Meese

  9. Oberarzt der Neurochirurgischen Abteilung im Klinikum Steglitz, Freien Universität Berlin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 1000, Berlin 45, Germany

    Priv. Doz. Dr. med. Johannes Schramm

  10. Oberarzt der Radiologischen Klinik im Klinikum Großhadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Marchioninistr. 15, 8000, München 70, Germany

    Dr. med. Harald Steinhoff

  11. Vorstand des Instituts für Neuropathologie, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Thalkirchner Str. 36, 8000, München 2, Germany

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  12. Vorstand der Abteilung für Neuroradiologie, Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität, Langenbeckstr. 1, 6500, Mainz, Germany

    Prof. Dr. med. Sigurd Wende

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  1. Leiter der Abteilung für Neurochirurgie im Klinikum Charlottenburg, Freien Universität Berlin, Spandauer Damm 130, 1000, Berlin 19, Germany

    Ekkehard Kazner

  2. Vorstand der Abteilung für Neuroradiologie, Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität, Langenbeckstr. 1, 6500, Mainz, Germany

    Sigurd Wende

  3. Oberarzt der Neurochirurgischen Abteilung im Klinikum Charlottenburg, Freien Universität Berlin, Spandauer Damm 130, 1000, Berlin 19, Germany

    Thomas Grumme

  4. Oberarzt an der Neurochirurgischen Klinik im Klinikum Großhadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Marchioninistr. 15, 8000, München 70, Germany

    Wolfgang Lanksch

  5. Vorstand des Instituts für Neuropathologie, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Thalkirchner Str. 36, 8000, München 2, Germany

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Bradač, G.B. et al. (1981). Effect of Computed Tomography on Diagnosis of Neurological Disease. In: Kazner, E., Wende, S., Grumme, T., Lanksch, W., Stochdorph, O. (eds) Computed Tomography in Intracranial Tumors. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-96653-8_8

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