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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• House, John W
• Bassim, Marc K
• Schwartz, Marc

Titel

False-positive magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of vestibular schwannoma

Ist Teil von

• Otology & neurotology, 2008-12, Vol.29 (8), p.1176

Ort / Verlag

United States

Erscheinungsjahr

2008

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• To describe the case of a true false-positive finding on magnetic resonance imaging, mimicking a vestibular schwannoma, and review the pertinent literature. The case of a single patient with a suspicion of a vestibular schwannoma. A middle fossa craniotomy was performed for resection of the presumed schwannoma. Intraoperative findings and postoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). : Intraoperative findings and a postoperative MRI confirm the absence of a neoplasm. False-positive findings on MRI, though rare, do occur. The clinician should have a high index of suspicion and consider reimaging in some cases.