PEDIATRICS Vol. 58 No. 1 July 1976, pp. 72-77
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Computerized Tomography in the Detection of Intracranial Metastases in Children

Paul G. Dyment M.D.1, A. David Rothner M.D.1, Paul M. Duchesneau M.D.1, and Meredith A. Weinstein M.D.1

1 Sections on Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Pediatric Neurology, and Neuroradiology, the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio

Computerized tomography brain scans produce sectional tomograms of the brain substance which demonstrate intracranial lesions. The procedure is safe and painless, and can be done on an outpatient basis. Three children with malignant disease had intracranial metastases demonstrated using this technique during a recent six-month period at the Cleveland Clinic.

Submitted on September 21, 1975
Accepted on January 5, 1976