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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
[[CT scan]] of the [[head]] may be [[Diagnosis|diagnostic]] of acoustic neuroma. Findings on [[Computed tomography|CT scan]] diagnostic of acoustic neuroma include erosion and widening of the [[Internal auditory meatus|internal acoustic canal]]. | |||
==CT== | ==CT== | ||
CT | *[[Computed tomography|CT scan]] with [[bone]] windows can be of [[prognostic]] significance as the extent of widening of the [[internal auditory meatus]] and the extent of [[tumor]] growth [[Anatomical terms of location|anterior]] and [[caudal]] to the [[internal auditory meatus]] are predictive of postoperative [[hearing loss]]. | ||
Well-performed scanning can demonstrate tumors 1-2 mm in diameter. However, even with intravenous contrast enhancement thin-cut CT scanning can miss tumors as large as 1.5 cm | *On [[Computed tomography|CT scan]], vestibular [[schwannoma]] can be seen as an enhancing [[lesions|lesion]] in the region of the [[Internal auditory meatus|internal auditory canal]] with variable extension into the [[cerebellopontine]] angle.<ref>{{Cite journal | ||
| author = [[C. Matthies]], [[M. Samii]] & [[S. Krebs]] | |||
[[ | | title = Management of vestibular schwannomas (acoustic neuromas): radiological features in 202 cases--their value for diagnosis and their predictive importance | ||
| journal = [[Neurosurgery]] | |||
| volume = 40 | |||
| issue = 3 | |||
| pages = 469–481 | |||
| year = 1997 | |||
| month = March | |||
| pmid = 9055285 | |||
}}</ref> | |||
*[[Computed tomography|CT]] may show erosion and widening of the [[Internal auditory meatus|internal acoustic canal]]. | |||
*[[Contrast]] enhancement is present, but can be underwhelming, especially in larger [[lesions]] with [[Cyst|cystic]] components. | |||
*Well-performed scanning can demonstrate [[Tumor|tumors]] 1 - 2 mm in [[diameter]]. However, even with [[intravenous]] contrast enhancement, thin-cut [[Computed tomography|CT]] scanning can miss [[Tumor|tumors]] as large as 1.5 cm. | |||
*Fine-cut [[Computed tomography|CT]] scanning of the [[Internal auditory meatus|internal auditory canal]] with [[contrast]] can detect medium-size or large [[tumor|tumors]] but are not reliable [[imaging]] techniques to detect a [[tumor|tumors]] smaller than 1 - 1.5 cm. | |||
[[File:Acoustic.neuroma.ct.1.jpg|thumb|none|200px|[[Computed tomography|CT]] image of a patient with acoustic neuroma]] <ref>Image courtesy of Dr Frank Gaillard. [http://www.radiopaedia.org Radiopaedia] (original file [http://radiopaedia.org/cases/acoustic-schwannoma-2]).[http://radiopaedia.org/licence Creative Commons BY-SA-NC</ref> | |||
[[File: CT of neurofibromatosis type 2.jpg|thumb|none|200px|[[Computed tomography|CT]] image of [[Neurofibromatosis type II|neurofibromatosis type 2]]]] | |||
<ref>Image courtesy of Dr Prashant Mudgal. [http://www.radiopaedia.org Radiopaedia] (original file [http://radiopaedia.org/cases/neurofibromatosis-type-ii-2]).[http://radiopaedia.org/licence Creative Commons BY-SA-NC</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [3]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Simrat Sarai, M.D. [4]
Overview
CT scan of the head may be diagnostic of acoustic neuroma. Findings on CT scan diagnostic of acoustic neuroma include erosion and widening of the internal acoustic canal.
CT
- CT scan with bone windows can be of prognostic significance as the extent of widening of the internal auditory meatus and the extent of tumor growth anterior and caudal to the internal auditory meatus are predictive of postoperative hearing loss.
- On CT scan, vestibular schwannoma can be seen as an enhancing lesion in the region of the internal auditory canal with variable extension into the cerebellopontine angle.[1]
- CT may show erosion and widening of the internal acoustic canal.
- Contrast enhancement is present, but can be underwhelming, especially in larger lesions with cystic components.
- Well-performed scanning can demonstrate tumors 1 - 2 mm in diameter. However, even with intravenous contrast enhancement, thin-cut CT scanning can miss tumors as large as 1.5 cm.
- Fine-cut CT scanning of the internal auditory canal with contrast can detect medium-size or large tumors but are not reliable imaging techniques to detect a tumors smaller than 1 - 1.5 cm.
References
- ↑ C. Matthies, M. Samii & S. Krebs (1997). "Management of vestibular schwannomas (acoustic neuromas): radiological features in 202 cases--their value for diagnosis and their predictive importance". Neurosurgery. 40 (3): 469–481. PMID 9055285. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help) - ↑ Image courtesy of Dr Frank Gaillard. Radiopaedia (original file [1]).[http://radiopaedia.org/licence Creative Commons BY-SA-NC
- ↑ Image courtesy of Dr Prashant Mudgal. Radiopaedia (original file [2]).[http://radiopaedia.org/licence Creative Commons BY-SA-NC