HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS		QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced] Author: Keyword(s): Year:  Vol:  Page:

This Article Full Text (PDF) Correspondence: Submit a response Alert me when this article is cited Alert me when Correspondence are posted Alert me if a correction is posted Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Alert me to new issues of the journal Download to citation manager Citing Articles Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by CLIFFORD, J. R. Articles by VOORHIES, R. M. Search for Related Content PubMed Articles by CLIFFORD, J. R. Articles by VOORHIES, R. M.

Comparison of radionuclide scans with computer-assisted tomography in diagnosis of intracranial disease

From the Department of Neurosurgery, Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Radionuclide brain scans were compared with computer-assisted tomography (CAT) for the diagnosis of intracranial disorders in 297 patients. The diagnosis was confirmed in 281 patients who formed the population for the study. The radionuclide scan was false positive for 12 patients (3.9 percent) and false negative for eight (2.6 percent). The CAT was false positive for three patients (1 percent) and false negative for one (0.3 percent). In the 133 patients in whom both tests were negative, no evidence of central nervous system pathology has been found during the 6 to 18 month follow-up. Brain tumors and intracerebral hemorrhage are more readily detectable with CAT.

Reprint requests should be addressed to Dr. Connolly, 1514 Jefferson Highway, New Orleans, LA 70121.

Presented at Southern Neurosurgical Meeting, February 19, 1975, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Received for publication January 19, 1976.