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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.

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CT image of a patient with acoustic neuroma

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CT image of neurofibromatosis type 2

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References

  1. 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)
  2. Image courtesy of Dr Frank Gaillard. Radiopaedia (original file [1]).[http://radiopaedia.org/licence Creative Commons BY-SA-NC
  3. Image courtesy of Dr Prashant Mudgal. Radiopaedia (original file [2]).[http://radiopaedia.org/licence Creative Commons BY-SA-NC

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