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Measurements of the volume and density of intracerebral tumors by CT following therapy

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For the interpretation of curative measures in patients with cerebral tumors CT is of increasing importance. The therapeutic effects can be demonstrated by close follow-up studies without any of the disadvantage of invasive neuroradiological methods. Our investigations of 125 patients with cerebral tumors are based on volume and density determinations. The CT studies of removed or inoperable tumors followed by radiation and/or cytostatic therapy prove that the best results follow a combination of both. In the present cases however, if CT proves postoperatively, at the end of radiation or at the beginning of the application of cytostatics that there is a residual mass, a complete remission cannot be obtained.

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Kretzschmar, K., Schicketanz, K.H. Measurements of the volume and density of intracerebral tumors by CT following therapy. Neuroradiology 23, 175–184 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00342537

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