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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:
Overview
Brain MRI is the gold standard test for the diagnosis of gliomatosis cerebri. The following result of MRI is confirmatory of gliomatosis cerebri: Bilateral and diffuse infiltrative tumor which is isointense or hypointense on T1-weighted images, and hyperintense on T2-weighted and FLAIR images.
Diagnostic Study of Choice
Study of choice
Brain MRI is the gold standard test for the diagnosis of gliomatosis cerebri.[1][2]
The following result of MRI is confirmatory of gliomatosis cerebri:
- Bilateral and diffuse infiltrative tumor
- Isointense or hypointense on T1-weighted images
- Hyperintense on T2-weighted and FLAIR images
References
- ↑ Radiographic features of gliomatosis cerebri. Dr Henry Knipe and Dr Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/gliomatosis-cerebri
- ↑ Onal C, Bayindir C, Siraneci R, Izgi N, Yalçin I, Altinel Z; et al. (1996). "A serial CT scan and MRI verification of diffuse cerebrospinal gliomatosis: a case report with stereotactic diagnosis and radiological confirmation". Pediatr Neurosurg. 25 (2): 94–9. PMID 9075253.