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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1981-6-13
pubmed:abstractText
Contrast enhancement simulating an abscess or residual tumor has been described in postoperative cranial computed tomography (CT) scans. This study was undertaken to determine the cause of this contrast enhancement by using canine brain as an experimental model. Sequential CT scanning was performed with and without contrast enhancement following partial resection of the right hemisphere, and the CT findings were correlated with the histological changes. Findings indicate that enhancement of the surgical margin is related both temporally and spatially to the neovascularity following surgery. The ring-like enhancement around the surgical margin is seen best at two to four weeks after surgery, and may simulate an abscess. However, edema seen around an abscess in adjacent brain is absent or minimal in the case of postoperative enhancement during this period, and this feature should help differentiate these entities.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0033-8419
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
139
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
409-13
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1981
pubmed:articleTitle
Contrast enhancement in the postoperative brain.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.