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Intracranial metastases must be differentiated from: | |||
* Abscess: typically hypermetabolic with central hypometabolism signifying necrosis | * Abscess: typically hypermetabolic with central hypometabolism signifying necrosis | ||
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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
Differential Diagnosis
Intracranial metastases must be differentiated from:
- Abscess: typically hypermetabolic with central hypometabolism signifying necrosis
- CVA
- Primary brain neoplasm
- Meningioma
- Post-treatment effects (post-surgical or post radiation): hypermetabolic acutely progressing to hypometabolic over time
- Epilepsy
Gallery
(Images shown below are courtesy of Radiopaedia.org)
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Melanoma metastases
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Bull's eye metastases
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Melanoma metastases
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Small cell lung ca metastases
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Breast Ca Metastases
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GBM (Glioblastoma multiforme)
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Radiation necrosis
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Lymphoma
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Cerebral abscess
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Demyelination
