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Chest | Chest, abdomen, and pelvic CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of ganglioneuroma.<ref name=staging>{{cite journal |last=Adam |first=O |last2=Boia |first2=ES |date=2007 |title=ganglioneuroma |url=http://www.jurnalulpediatrului.ro/pages/arhiva/39-40/39-40-IV-11.pdf |journal=jurnalul pediatrului |publisher= |volume=10 |issue=39-40|doi= |access-date=10 September 2015}}</ref> | ||
==CT== | ==CT== | ||
*Chest | *Chest, abdomen, and pelvic CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of ganglioneuroma.<ref name=staging>{{cite journal |last=Adam |first=O |last2=Boia |first2=ES |date=2007 |title=ganglioneuroma |url=http://www.jurnalulpediatrului.ro/pages/arhiva/39-40/39-40-IV-11.pdf |journal=jurnalul pediatrului |publisher= |volume=10 |issue=39-40|doi= |access-date=10 September 2015}}</ref> | ||
*On CT scan, ganglioneuroma is characterized by a ''well-circumscribed, solid, encapsulated mass'' that is iso- to hypoattenuating to muscle.<ref name=ddd>CT findings of ganglioneuroma. Dr Bruno Di Muzio and Dr Yuranga Weerakkody et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/ganglioneuroma</ref> | *On CT scan, ganglioneuroma is characterized by a ''well-circumscribed, solid, encapsulated mass'' that is iso- to hypoattenuating to muscle.<ref name=ddd>CT findings of ganglioneuroma. Dr Bruno Di Muzio and Dr Yuranga Weerakkody et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/ganglioneuroma</ref> | ||
*Lesion may demonstrate [[calcification]] (~20%) which is typically fine and speckled, but may be coarse.<ref name=ddd>CT findings of ganglioneuroma. Dr Bruno Di Muzio and Dr Yuranga Weerakkody et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/ganglioneuroma</ref> | *Lesion may demonstrate [[calcification]] (~20%) which is typically fine and speckled, but may be coarse.<ref name=ddd>CT findings of ganglioneuroma. Dr Bruno Di Muzio and Dr Yuranga Weerakkody et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/ganglioneuroma</ref> | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sujit Routray, M.D. [2]
Overview
Chest, abdomen, and pelvic CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of ganglioneuroma.[1]
CT
- Chest, abdomen, and pelvic CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of ganglioneuroma.[1]
- On CT scan, ganglioneuroma is characterized by a well-circumscribed, solid, encapsulated mass that is iso- to hypoattenuating to muscle.[2]
- Lesion may demonstrate calcification (~20%) which is typically fine and speckled, but may be coarse.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Adam, O; Boia, ES (2007). "ganglioneuroma" (PDF). jurnalul pediatrului. 10 (39–40). Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 CT findings of ganglioneuroma. Dr Bruno Di Muzio and Dr Yuranga Weerakkody et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/ganglioneuroma