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Brain MRI is helpful in the diagnosis of oligoastrocytoma. On brain MRI, oligoastrocytoma is characterized by a mass which is typically hypointense on T1-weighted images and hyperintense on T2-weighted images. No enhancement is observed on gadolinium | Brain MRI is helpful in the diagnosis of oligoastrocytoma. On brain MRI, oligoastrocytoma is characterized by a mass which is typically hypointense on T1-weighted images and hyperintense on T2-weighted images. No enhancement is observed on gadolinium enhanced T1-weighted images. | ||
==MRI== | ==MRI== | ||
*Brain MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of oligoastrocytoma. | *Brain MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of oligoastrocytoma. | ||
*Findings on MRI suggestive of oligoastrocytoma are | *Findings on MRI suggestive of oligoastrocytoma are shown below:<ref name="radioMRI">Radiologic MRI features of oligoastrocytoma. Dr Bruno Di Muzio and Dr Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/oligoastrocytoma</ref> | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sujit Routray, M.D. [2]
Overview
Brain MRI is helpful in the diagnosis of oligoastrocytoma. On brain MRI, oligoastrocytoma is characterized by a mass which is typically hypointense on T1-weighted images and hyperintense on T2-weighted images. No enhancement is observed on gadolinium enhanced T1-weighted images.
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- Brain MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of oligoastrocytoma.
- Findings on MRI suggestive of oligoastrocytoma are shown below:[1]
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- ↑ Radiologic MRI features of oligoastrocytoma. Dr Bruno Di Muzio and Dr Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/oligoastrocytoma