Title: The Investigation of the Diagnosis in the Craniolacunia with CT and MR
Abstract: Objective To investigate the CT and MRI characteristics of neonatal craniolacunia. Methods 17 neonates with craniolacunia underwent skull axial CT scan, and image post-processing such as multiple planar reconstruction(MPR), surface shaded display(SSD) were applied. The MR scan were arranged synchronistically with GE Signa. A total of 21 neonates accept the follow-up CT examination 6 months later, among them 6 cases accept follow-up CT examination 1 year later in addition. The imaging findings were analyzed. Results This group of 17 cases of skull CT transverse and coronal, sagittal reconstruction display the skull has many ovoid bone mineral density reduced areas, bone density around is increased. The inner plate and diploe were involve mainly, outer plate become thinner than the normal, lesions located in the parietal, occipital bone, with frontal bone involvement of 2 cases and temporal bone of 3 cases. One case of cranial suture broadening, mild hydrocephalus and meningoencephalocele was complicated. Varied sizes of round bone density reduced areas were distributed all over the skull in SSD, like honeycomb. Conclusion The CT manifestation of neonate craniolacuni is characteristic, we can make diagnosis and differential diagnosis by combining with MRI and clinical manifestation.
Publication Year: 2014
Publication Date: 2014-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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