Unusual Brain Computed Tomography Artifact in Cerebellum Mimicking Hemorrhage: A Case Report

Jihun Lee, Ki Seong Eom, Tae-Young Kim
2015 Journal of Trauma and Injury  
Artifacts can seriously degrade the quality of computed tomography (CT) images, sometimes to the point of making them diagnostically unusable. Here, we report an unusual CT artifact that could have resulted in the misdiagnosis of a hyperdense hemorrhagic lesion in a 55-year-old man. The author recommend that when hemorrhagic lesion in posterior fossa is suggested on CT, the physician should carefully consider all patient-related clinical data prior to considering surgical intervention or a
more » ... y. Cranial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can help in preventing the misdiagnosis as hemorrhage of CT scan. [ J Trauma Inj 2015; 28: 195-197 ]
doi:10.20408/jti.2015.28.3.195 fatcat:i3zzyfzddnhd7cnsoqa24lmgg4