CT recognition of optic nerve sheath meningioma: abnormal sheath visualization. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 1982;3(2):181-3
Date
03/01/1982Pubmed ID
6803552Pubmed Central ID
PMC8334818Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0020071499 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 18 CitationsAbstract
Optic nerve sheath meningiomas and optic nerve gliomas can be difficult to differentiate by computed tomography (CT). Three patients with optic nerve sheath meningiomas were studied with a CT/T 8800 scanner with 1.5-mm-thick axial sections and intravenous contrast material. In each case, an abnormal optic nerve sheath was identified by CT. A soft-tissue mass arose from one side of the sheath in one patient, and the entire sheath was enlarged in two patients. This provides a basis for distinguishing optic nerve sheath meningioma from optic nerve glioma.
Author List
Daniels DL, Williams AL, Syvertsen A, Gager WE, Harris GJAuthor
Gerald J. Harris MD Professor in the Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Contrast MediaDiagnosis, Differential
Glioma
Humans
Meningeal Neoplasms
Meningioma
Myelin Sheath
Optic Nerve
Tomography, X-Ray Computed