Ultrasound leads conservative treatment of calvarial dermoids

July 9, 2008 Ultrasound leads conservative treatment of calvarial dermoids Wendy Despain -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Calvarial dermoids and epidermoids in young pediatric patients can be monitored using ultrasound alone instead of x-ray based imaging, according to German researchers. Besides being safer and cheaper, sonography could rule out unnecessary surgeries. CT and MR represent the current imaging standard for the examination of these lesions of the skull. Most of them are benign, however, and resolve with no intervention. Surgery is sometimes attempted, but it entails the risk of spreading infection if the mass ruptures.

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