Magnetic resonance with GD-DTPA in acoustic neuroma: personal experience

Magnetic Resonance (MR) is currently becoming an important diagnostic pool in therapy planning and care of patients with tumors of the head and neck. In this work MR with GD-DTPA was used to all subjects suffered from acoustic neuroma: in 18 patients (86%) the diagnosis was possible with sequences obtained without contrast medium; in 3 patients (14%) the used of Gd-DTPA was essential in diagnosing the tumor. The Authors conclude that MR with Gd-DTPA is helpful in revealing neuromas of the internal auditory canal, multiple lesions of neurofibromatosis and tumor recurrence.