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Long-term follow-up of children with magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound after treatment of brain tumors

Peter PfannenstielDieter VothHans-peter HigerM. JustDittrich MP. Gutjahr

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AdultMalemedicine.medical_specialtyAdolescentLong term follow upAstrocytomaDiagnosis DifferentialmedicineHumansChildUltrasonographySupratentorial Tumorsmedicine.diagnostic_testBrain Neoplasmsbusiness.industryUltrasoundBrainInfantMagnetic resonance imagingGeneral MedicineMagnetic Resonance ImagingPosterior Fossa TumorsChild PreschoolUpper cervical spinal cordFemaleSurgeryNeurology (clinical)RadiologyNeurosurgerybusinessAfter treatmentFollow-Up StudiesMedulloblastoma

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This paper compares the results of MRI and US follow-up examinations of 46 children who had undergone surgery for brain tumors. The cases included 42 posterior fossa tumors, 3 supratentorial tumors and 1 upper cervical spinal cord tumor. US examination proved to be less specific and sensitive than MRI. However, when a "bone window" is available, US is, because of the ease of its application, better suited for frequent routine examinations. Long-term follow-up should, therefore, consist of frequent regular US examinations combined with yearly MRI examinations.

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1987-06-01Neurosurgical Review
https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01741452