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Forty-seven patients with 48 unoperated acoustic neuromas have been studied by computed tomography (CT) with respect to bone changes. CT and conventional X-ray examination of the skull were compared. The importance of using a small collimator, proper selection of the plane of the CT section and changing of the window level is stressed. CT detects porus changes as accurately as conventional X-ray methods.
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Hatam, A., Möller, A. & Olivecrona, H. Evaluation of the internal auditory meatus with acoustic neuromas using computed tomography. Neuroradiology 17, 197–200 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00342747
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