Two examples of CNS lipomas demonstrated by computed tomography and low field (0.08 T) MR imaging

The low field (0.08 T) magnetic resonance (MR) findings in two lipomas of the central nervous system (CNS), one adjacent to the corpus callosum, the other in the cervical cord, are described. The characteristic short T1 of fat and the image acquisition in the sagittal plane permit accurate localisation of these lipomas. Low field MR can provide images of diagnostic quality in a number of CNS lesions.