Thirty-four patients known to have intracerebral calcification that had been demonstrated by CT, were also examined by MR to determine which modality would provide more information concerning the underlying pathology. There were seven patients with intra- or extracerebral intracranial calcification without any known cause, seven cavernous haemangiomas, six meningiomas, five oligodendrogliomas, one astrocytoma, one optic nerve glioma, one plexus papilloma, one pinealoma, one histologically unclassified tumour, one healed tuberculous meningitis, one old haematoma, one tuberous sclerosis and one case of basal ganglia calcification due to hypoxia. In 16 cases the two methods were of equal value, in four cases CT was more valuable than MR, but in 14 cases MR provided more information than CT. In cases of tumour calcification, MR was frequently more valuable than CT in demonstrating the tumour and its extent. It was also better in diagnosing vascular malformations and old bleedings. MR provided more information in tuberous sclerosis, but less in inflammatory lesions. MR was better than CT in excluding pathology in cases of isolated calcification.
A new computer programme that produces 3D reconstructions from sets of contiguous axial CT scans was used in evaluating a variety of spinal problems. The 3D images were easily correlated with plain radiographs and new views of high quality were obtained. Case reports illustrate the uniqueness of this perspective and its value in conveying new information to nonradiologist physicians who are unaccustomed to evaluating the numerous images of standard CT scans.
In Camurati-Engelmann disease HR-CT can impressively demonstrate the involvement of the skull base and also correlate well with the clinical symptoms of deafness, vestibular disturbances and facial paralysis. Since conservative treatment with corticosteroids, calcitonin and diphosphonates is hardly successful and compression of the cranial nerves practically absent, surgical treatment with decompression should be considered. Differential diagnosis against other bone affections with deafness depends on age, typical x-ray findings, local distribution and clinical signs.
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