Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Computerized tomography in intracranial metastases.

L A Weisberg

    Archives of Neurology
    |October 1, 1979
    PubMed
    Summary
    This summary is machine-generated.

    Computerized tomography (CT) effectively identified metastatic brain tumors in 190 of 200 patients with suspected carcinoma. Contrast-enhanced CT scans were crucial for detecting multiple lesions and residual or recurrent tumors post-treatment.

    Related Concept Videos

    You might also read

    Related Articles

    Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

    Sort by
    Same author

    Physician attitudes toward treatment options for cerebrovascular disease.

    Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association·2015
    Same author

    Retrospective analysis of aspirin and ticlopidine in preventing recurrent stroke following an initial lacunar infarct.

    Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association·2015
    Same author

    Racial differences for lacunar infarcts documented by computed tomography: A comparison of black and white patients.

    Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association·2015
    Same author

    Photoassimilate-transport characteristics of nonchlorophyllous and green tissue in variegated leaves of Coleus blumei Benth.

    Planta·2013
    Same author

    Neurologic abnormalities in human immunodeficiency virus infection.

    Southern medical journal·2001
    Same author

    Aspiration in patients with acute stroke.

    Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation·1998

    Area of Science:

    • Neuroradiology
    • Oncology Imaging
    • Diagnostic Radiology

    Background:

    • Cerebral dysfunction in patients with suspected metastatic carcinoma necessitates accurate diagnostic imaging.
    • Computerized tomography (CT) is a key modality for evaluating brain abnormalities.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To evaluate the efficacy of CT in diagnosing metastatic brain neoplasms in patients with suspected carcinoma and neurological deficits.
    • To characterize CT findings of metastatic brain lesions and assess their correlation with specific cancer types and treatment response.

    Main Methods:

    • Retrospective analysis of 200 consecutive patients with suspected metastatic carcinoma and cerebral dysfunction.
    • Evaluation of plain and contrast-enhanced CT scans to identify and characterize brain lesions.

    Related Experiment Videos

  • Correlation of CT findings with histopathological diagnoses and treatment outcomes.

    • Main Results:

    • CT identified metastatic neoplasms in 190 of 200 patients; 10 had nonneoplastic disorders.
    • Multiple lesions were more common (120 patients) than solitary lesions (70 patients).
    • Contrast enhancement was vital, revealing additional lesions in 52 patients and being the sole indicator in 9.
    • Epidermoid carcinoma often presented as low-density lesions with peripheral enhancement; adenocarcinoma as dense, enhancing nodules.
    • Post-treatment enhancement reliably indicated residual or recurrent tumor.

    Conclusions:

    • CT is highly effective in diagnosing metastatic brain disease in patients with suspected carcinoma.
    • Contrast-enhanced CT significantly improves lesion detection and characterization.
    • CT findings, particularly enhancement patterns, can suggest tumor type and monitor treatment response.