ISSN:
1432-1920
Keywords:
Magnetic resonance imaging
;
Lhermitte-Duclos disease
;
Ganglioglioma
;
Gd-DTPA
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary The MRI and CT studies of four patients with ganglion cell tumours, one with a cerebellar gangliocytoma (Lhermitte-Duclos disease), and three with gangliogliomas are reported. MRI in Lhermitte-Duclos disease clearly demonstrated a mass of low signal intensity in the left cerebellum on T1-weighted spin-echo (SE) images and an area of high signal intensity with a blurred margin on T2-weighted SE images. These MRI studies were useful for delineating the lesion, which was verified at surgery. In the ganglioglioma, MRI demonstrated two isointense solid masses on T1-weighted SE images, which enhanced clearly with Gd-DTPA. The enhancement study was advantageous in planning surgery.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00588488
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