Neurofibroma MRI

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sara Mohsin, M.D.[2] Shanshan Cen, M.D. [3]

Overview

MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of neurofibroma.

MRI

• MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of neurofibroma.
• MRI signal characteristics include:

MRI sequence	Characteristics
T1	Hypointense Homogeneous low signal intensity
T2	Hyperintense Homogeneous high signal intensity (higher than fat)
T1 with gadolinium contrast	Heterogenous enhancement

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