Gas CT cisternography of an intracanalicular vascular malformation.
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Gas CT cisternography has been shown to be an excellent technique for diagnosing intracanalicular acoustic neuromas [1, 2]. While other intracanalicular lesions, such as meningiomas, hemangiomas, cholesteatomas, gliomas, and hamartomas, are much less common, they do occur [3-6]. We describe the cisternographic findings in a patient with a purely intracanalicular vascular malformation and point out possible differentiating features.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology
دوره 6 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1985