[The role of magnetic resonant tomography in the diagnosis of primary and metastatic brain tumors]. / Rol' magnitno-rezonansnoi tomografii v diagnostike pervichnykh i metastaticheskikh opukholei golovnogo mozga.

1035 patients of suspected brain formations have been examined in a low-field magnetic resonance tomography (MPT) study. Various patterns of brain tumors were identified in 772 cases and diagnosis was verified by other procedures. Among the most frequent were neuro-epithelial tumors (157), meningiomas (161) and metastatic lesions (136). The MRT technique condition suggest histological pattern. Although less expensive and easier to service, low-field MRT's yield as much information for brain tumor diagnosis as medium- and high-field tomographs do.

[Magnetic resonance imaging of brain neoplasms]. / Opukholi golovnogo mozga v magnitno-rezonansnom izobrazhenii.

Magnetic resonance (MR) study of the brain using a low-field imager (0.04 T) was carried out in 1035 patients with suspected brain tumors which were detected and confirmed in 593 cases. The most frequent findings were neuroepithelial tumors, meningiomas, hypophyseal adenomas, and various metastatis lesions. MR features of various types were analyzed. Low-field MR imaging helps detect tumors even of smaller size, localize them, determine their dissemination and the status of the adjacent tissues, thus providing (similarly as high- and middle-field MR imaging) valuable diagnostic information.

[Magnetic resonance tomography in the diagnosis of tuberculous spondylitis in children]. / Magnitno-rezonanskaia tomografiia v diagnostike tuberkuleznogo spondilita u detei.

The experience of using magnetic++-resonance tomography to diagnose tuberculous spondylitis in 15 children admitted to a hospital for surgical treatment is described. The method proved to be highly effective for evaluating the condition of the spine and spinal medulla and for establishment of early diagnosis of the attendant neurotrophic changes in healthy vertebrae. The examination findings serve to determine the volume of surgical intervention, character of postoperative restorative management and allow the prognosis of treatment outcome. In this respect, magnetic++-resonance tomography is a valuable supplementary diagnostic method.