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Radiological and scintigraphic evaluation versus stereotaxic biopsy for intracranial hypodense lesions: a comparative
Murat Kutlay1, Serdar Kaya, K Vanç Topuz
1GATA Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Neurosurgery Department, Istanbul, Turkey.
Aim:
Intracranial hypodense lesions include a wide group of pathologies with different structures and characters. Although the radiological imaging properties of these neoplastic and non-neoplastic lesions are similar, treatment modalities for each lesion differs due to histopathological structure.
Material And Methods:
In this study we have compared the results of radiological and scintigraphic evaluations with the results of stereotaxic biopsies to figure out the diagnostic impact of these non-inasive modalities. 16 patients who admitted to outpatient clinics with headache and/or seizure complaints were included in the study.
Results:
MR spectroscopic images diagnosed the lesions as accurately as stereotaxic biopsies.
Conclusion:
Although stereotaxic biopsy keeps the label of "gold standard" when establishing a diagnosis for these lesions, modern radiological modalities are quite reliable.
