[A simple aid for the localization of intracranial tumors in cerebral computer tomography]

The exact localizing co-ordination of small intracranial, space-occupying processes is sometimes difficult. As a simple aid for exact localization of such processes a "rod headband" is presented, which consists of a leather strap with exchangeable plastic rods and can be put on the patient's forehead for a CT examination. The artifact-free representation of the little rods in the axial CT layers makes it possible to localize intracranial processes more exactly. Until now, the "rod headband" has been used for ten patients with the following indications: Needle biopsies of intracranial space-occupying processes, cerebral abscess punctures, haematoma punctures, and as a pre-operative localization aid for intracranial tumours.