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481727

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1979-11-28
pubmed:abstractText
Computerized tomography as a diagnostic procedure is characterized by its high sensitivity but limited specificity. This lack of specificity may result in an erroneous diagnosis and, possibly, in ill-advised therapy unless clinical and objective data are carefully considered in interpreting the study. The most common pitfalls encountered are the phenomena of contrast enhancement of infarcts and mass effect associated with infarcts. Many different pathological processes can have similar enhancement patterns. The evolution of high density, acute hemorrhage to isodense areas in the chronic hematoma can become a serious diagnostic problem unless an appropriate history is available. The authors discuss 30 cases in which misinterpretation of CT scans resulted in erroneous diagnoses. Seventeen of these patients underwent operation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0148-396X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
5
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
231-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1979
pubmed:articleTitle
Computerized tomographic diagnosis: pitfalls for neurosurgeons.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Case Reports