Clinical Study
Neoplastic Meningitis: How MRI and CSF Cytology Are Influenced by CSF Cell Count and Tumor Type
Table 1
Sensitivity for the detection of neoplastic meningitis.
| | Subgroup | MRI % | Cytology % | |
| | Whole group | 71 | 87 | <0.05 | | Normal cell count | 59 | 76 | >0.05 | | Elevated cell count | 72 | 91 | >0.05 | | Hematological | 49 | 97* | <0.001 | | Solid | 80 | 78 | >0.05 | | Normal cell count hematological | 50 | 92 | >0.05 | | Elevated cell count hematological | 50 | 100* | <0.001 | | Normal cell count solid | 72 | 68 | >0.05 | | Elevated cell count solid | 83 | 85 | >0.05 |
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The sensitivity of cytology in hematological neoplasms is artificially high for methodological reasons.
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