Erschienen in:
05.02.2018 | Editorial (by Invitation)
On government-regulated access to diagnostic imaging in neurosurgery
verfasst von:
Thomas Mindermann
Erschienen in:
Acta Neurochirurgica
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Ausgabe 4/2018
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Excerpt
The authors of “The role of computed tomography in the screening of patients presenting with symptoms of an intracranial tumor” [
1] present their study investigating a government-regulated diagnostic pathway to detect brain tumors in patients who are referred to radiology services by mostly primary caretakers. Because of limited availability of MRI time, Danish government regulations seem to stipulate that patients in whom a brain tumor is suspected may undergo a contrast-enhanced CT scan within 7 days of referral to a radiology service if an MRI is not available within that 7-day period. In that context, the authors investigate if the sensitivity and specificity of contrast-enhanced CT scans is sufficient to detect intracranial tumors in such patients. …