[Use of Omniscan (gadodiamide) in magnetic resonance studies of the central nervous system (results of a multicenter study)].

The aim the study: was to conduct first in Russia multicenter trial of gadodiamide in brain and spine MRI in adult patients. Open noncomparative multicenter (5 clinical centres) study. Brain and spine MRI was performed in 190 adult patients with signs of CNS disorders.

[Magnetic resonance tomography in the diagnosis of tumor processes in the area of the cerebellopontile angle].

The paper provides the results of magnetic resonance tomographic examination of patients with acoustic neurinoma, and shows that the method can be used in the defining the site of a focus, its size, and relations of the tumor with adjacent tissues. The paper also outlines the image structure of the tumor in relation to scanning techniques and gives magnetic resonance criteria for differential diagnosis of tumor processes in the region of the cerebellopontine angle. It is concluded that magnetic resonance tomography is of high informative value in the diagnosis of extra-axial tumors of the posterior cranial fossa.

[The dynamic NMR tomographic picture after cerebral revascularization in patients with ischemic stroke].

The authors discuss the results of a MR tomographic examination in 12 patients with ischemic apoplexy who underwent operation for the formation of an extra-intracranial microanastomosis. It is shown that MR tomography is a valuable diagnostic method which allows visualization of the ischemic foci. It is proved that in combination with CT it yields valuable information for determining the indications for revascularization of foci of ischemia in the brain.

[Glucocorticoid function of the adrenal cortex in patients with myocardial infarction: study of elimination of exogenous cortisol].

The paper yields the results of the study into the elimination of exogenous cortisol from the blood bed in 26 patients with myocardial infarction. It is concluded that the nature of cortisol elimination may reflect the natural history and prediction of myocardial infarction. In terms of the body tissue demand, two type of elimination are identified: retarded (a favorable type) and accelerated (an unfavorable type).