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Overview
MRI is the gold standard test for the diagnosis of meningioma.
Diagnostic Study of Choice
Study of choice
MRI is the gold standard test for the diagnosis of meningioma. Regardless, CT is more widely available, better in urgent settings, and used when patients have a contraindication to MRI usage such as pacemakers.[1][2]
References
- ↑ Watts J, Box G, Galvin A, Brotchie P, Trost N, Sutherland T (2014). "Magnetic resonance imaging of meningiomas: a pictorial review". Insights Imaging. 5 (1): 113–22. doi:10.1007/s13244-013-0302-4. PMC 3948902. PMID 24399610.
- ↑ Nowosielski M, Galldiks N, Iglseder S, Kickingereder P, von Deimling A, Bendszus M; et al. (2017). "Diagnostic challenges in meningioma". Neuro Oncol. 19 (12): 1588–1598. doi:10.1093/neuonc/nox101. PMC 5716093. PMID 28531331.