Comparative Study of Brain Abscess by Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging: report of two cases

1988 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 517-522 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamshid Saleh ◽  
Farhad Afshar
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Brain Abscess ◽  
Resonance Imaging

Validation of cone-beam computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging of the porcine spine: a comparative study with multidetector computed tomography and anatomical specimens

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 992-999
Author(s):  
Ricardo Miguel Costa de Freitas ◽  
Celi Santos Andrade ◽  
José Guilherme Mendes Pereira Caldas ◽  
Alexandre Fligelman Kanas ◽  
Richard Halti Cabral ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Multidetector Computed Tomography ◽  
Cone Beam Computed Tomography ◽  
Cone Beam ◽  
Resonance Imaging

Extensive pneumocephalus extending into the lateral ventricles from a brain abscess: an intracranial complication of cholesteatoma

2012 ◽  
Vol 127 (2) ◽  
pp. 192-195
Author(s):  
Y Tamura ◽  
M Suzuki ◽  
M Yamamoto ◽  
T Yoshida
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Skull Base ◽  
Brain Abscess ◽  
Muscle Flap ◽  
Mastoid Cavity ◽  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scan ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Lateral Ventricles

AbstractObjective:We report the case of a patient with extensive pneumocephalus extending into the lateral ventricles from a brain abscess arising from a cholesteatoma-induced defect in the skull base.Case report:A 70-year-old man with cholesteatoma presented with right-sided otalgia, otorrhoea and progressive headaches. Computed tomography showed a tegmental defect (approximately 2 × 2 cm) at the right mastoid antrum. A T1-weighted, gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging scan showed pneumocephalus in both lateral ventricles, which was directly connected to the mastoid cavity via a brain abscess and a bone defect in the skull base. Radical mastoidectomy was performed to remove the cholesteatoma. The roof of the mastoid cavity was covered extensively with fascia and a pedicled temporalis muscle flap. One week post-operatively, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging showed no pneumocephalus.Conclusion:Pneumocephalus arising from a cholesteatoma-induced brain abscess and extending into the lateral ventricles is an important entity, with an atypical appearance on computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging.

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