Zimmerman R A, Bilaniuk L T, Packer R, Sutton L, Samuel L, Johnson M H, Grossman R I, Goldberg H I
Neuroradiology. 1985;27(1):21-5. doi: 10.1007/BF00342512.
The NMR and CT findings in 22 patients with primary brain stem tumors were compared to determine the value of each study in identifying, and delineating the extent and relationships of the tumor to brain anatomy. NMR was found to be distinctly superior to CT in showing involvement of the medulla and upper cervical cord. NMR eliminates the need for intrathecal enhanced metrizamide CT, and in the future should be the only initial diagnostic test needed for the evaluation of intrinsic brain stem tumors.
对22例原发性脑干肿瘤患者的核磁共振成像（NMR）和计算机断层扫描（CT）结果进行比较，以确定每项检查在识别肿瘤、描绘肿瘤范围及其与脑解剖结构的关系方面的价值。结果发现，在显示延髓和颈髓上段受累方面，NMR明显优于CT。NMR无需进行鞘内强化甲泛葡胺CT检查，未来应成为评估脑干原发性肿瘤所需的唯一初始诊断检查。
