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Published on: July 5, 2021
Plexiform nerve sheath tumor or vascular malformation--role of advanced MR neurography and diffusion tensor imaging
Sahar Jalali-Farahani1, Jaishri O Blakeley, Allan J Belzberg
1Russell H Morgan Department of Radiology & Radiological Science, 601 N. Caroline St, JHOC 3262, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
Abstract:
The authors report a vascular malformation mimicking a plexiform peripheral nerve sheath tumor. Three Tesla magnetic resonance neurography with high-resolution anatomic and advanced functional diffusion tensor imaging was helpful in evaluating full extent of the lesion and characterizing its internal architecture.
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