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Neoplastic meningitis CT

Introduction

Overview

Overview

There are no CT scan findings associated with neoplastic meningitis.[1]

CT

CT

  • There are no CT scan findings associated with neoplastic meningitis.[1]
  • Equivocal MRI may need Brain 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (18F-FDG PET)/CT. In a case study that investigated four patients with NM, three showed increase tracer uptake. [2]
References

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chamberlain, M. C. (2008). “Neoplastic Meningitis”. The Oncologist. 13 (9): 967–977. doi:10.1634/theoncologist.2008-0138. ISSN 1083-7159.
  2. ↑ “Intracranial Leptomeningeal Carcinomatosis: A Diagnostic Study with 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography”.


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