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Revision as of 21:08, 19 January 2016

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sujit Routray, M.D. [2]


MRI component	Findings

T1	Iso- to hypointense compared to adjacent brain
T2	Iso- to hyperintense Small flow-voids may be observed within the tumor
T1 with contrast	Marked homogenous enhancement

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 ==Overview==
-==Historical Perspective==
+==MRI==
+*Brain MRI is helpful in the diagnosis of neoplastic meningitis.
+*On MRI, neoplastic meningitis is characterized by:
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+T1
+| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |
+*Iso- to hypointense compared to adjacent brain
+|-
+| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;font-weight: bold" align=center|
+T2
+| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |
+*Iso- to hyperintense
+*Small flow-voids may be observed within the tumor
+|-
+| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;font-weight: bold" align=center|
+T1 with contrast
+| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |
+*Marked homogenous enhancement
+|}
 ==References==