Oligodendroglioma 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]Sujit Routray, M.D. [3]
Overview
Brain MRI is helpful in the diagnosis of oligodendroglioma. On brain MRI, oligodendroglioma is characterized by a mass which is typically hypointense on T1-weighted images and hyperintense on T2-weighted images. Calcification is observed on T2 decay component of MRI.
MRI
- Brain MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of oligodendroglioma
- Findings on MRI suggestive of oligodendroglioma are listed below:[1][2][3][4][5]
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References
- ↑ Radiographic features of oligodendroglioma. Dr Henry Knipe and Dr Frank Gaillard et al. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/oligodendroglioma
- ↑ Stark AM, Hugo HH, Mehdorn HM, Knerlich-Lukoschus F (2009). "Acute Hydrocephalus due to Secondary Leptomeningeal Dissemination of an Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma". Case Rep Med. 2009: 370901. doi:10.1155/2009/370901. PMC 2797365. PMID 20052406.
- ↑ Image courtesy of Dr. Frank Gaillard. Radiopaedia (original file here). Creative Commons BY-SA-NC
- ↑ Image courtesy of Dr. Frank Gaillard. Radiopaedia (original file here). Creative Commons BY-SA-NC
- ↑ Image courtesy of Dr. Henry Knipe and Dr. Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia (original file here). Creative Commons BY-SA-NC