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MRI appearances of calcified regions within intracranial tumours
K Tsuchiya1, K Makita, S Furui
1Department of Radiology, National Defense Medical College, Saitama, Japan.
Neuroradiology
|January 1, 1993
Abstract:
The MRI appearances of calcification within intracranial tumours was assessed by reviewing MR images of 11 calcified tumours documented by CT. The signal intensity of the calcified regions was varied and nonspecific on both T1- and T2-weighted images. They were seen as signal void exclusively on T2-weighted images in only 2 patients. Gadolinium enhancement of the calcified portion occurred in 7 of 10 patients. These findings reflect the presence of tumour parenchyma within the calcified region, as proved in 5 lesions examined histologically.