[Computerized tomography, radionuclide gamma-topography and angiography in the diagnosis of brain abscesses of rhinosinusogenic origin]. / Komp'iuternaia tomografiia, radionuklidnaia gamma-topografiia, angiografiia v diagnostike abstsessov golovnogo mozga rinosinusogennogo proiskhozhdeniia.

ABSTRACT

X-ray and other methods were used to examine 21 patients with brain abscesses of rhinosinusogenic origin. The diagnostic methods including computer tomography, brain gamma-topography and cerebral angiography yielded objective information about the localization, size, distribution and multiplicity of brain abscesses. They were displayed as doughnuts or rings on computer tomograms and as pies on gamma-topograms. The noninvasive methods such as computer tomography or gamma-topography proved very helpful for assessing the efficacy of surgical intervention at an early postoperative stage.