Computed tomography in the diagnosis of cerebral abscess

acy of the CT scan in comparison to plain skull iwaphy. angiography and radionuclide siudiis in se cases examined. Plain skull radiography identified the presence of a tumor in 72%, and was specific for meningioma in 46%. Angiograpily identified the presence of tumor in 93% and was specific for meningioma in 73%. Radionuclide bram scanning m 40 of the cases gave an accuracy for an intracranial tumor of 90% and was specific for menine computed tomographic scan

tomatology, were the exceptions 80 the finding of edema around the abscess following contrast enhancement. Robert A. Zimmerman, M.D. tIospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Computerized axialtomography In chronic seizure dlaorckws of chiidhooc! Ekchman OS, Hodges FJ, Freeman JM (-4~ Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland) Pediatrics 58:828832, December 1976 ‘The authors retrospectively examined the first 98 children having CT scans for the diagnosis of chronic seizures. The patients varied in age from 3 months to 20 years with a mean age of 11 years. The mean length of the seizure disorder was 6.7 years. All