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T1: isointense or slightly hyperintense to adjacent brain T2 isointense or slightly hyperintense to adjacent brain may have areas of cyst formation may have areas of haemorrhage (low signal) have a predilection to invade adjacent brain (oedema) central calcification appears low signal (engulfed pineal gland) T1 C+ (Gd): vivid and

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