Brain CT for Diagnosis of Intracranial Disease in Ambulatory Patients with Cancer: Assessment of the Diagnostic Value of Scanning without Contrast prior to with Contrast
In brain CT for ambulatory screening for intracranial disease in patients with cancer, noncontrast CT offers limited additional diagnostic value compared with contrast-enhanced CT alone. Considering the associated financial cost, workload, and patient radiation exposure associated with performing a noncontrast CT, contrast-enhanced brain CT alone is sufficient for cancer staging in patients with asymptomatic cancer.
Authors
- Maria Gule-Monroe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4418-3705)
- Long Tu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2419-5581)
- Melissa Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3274-2653)
- Ethan Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3044-1451)
- Leomar Y. Ballester (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6854-6830)
- Jason M. Johnson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7724-5784)
- Azad D. Darbandi
- Carlos Hernando Morales
Institutions
- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (US)
- Yale University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Neuroradiology
- Published
- 2025-09-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.a8995
- Primary Topic
- Radiation Dose and Imaging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00