Glioblastoma multiforme CT

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sujit Routray, M.D. [2]

Overview

Head CT scan is helpful in the diagnosis of glioblastoma multiforme. On head CT scan, glioblastoma multiforme is characterized by a butterfly shaped mass with marked midline shift, irregular and heterogenous enhancement of margins, necrotic center, surrounding vasogenic edema, and hemorrhage.^[1]

CT

transverse section of brain showing glioblastoma Source:Wikimedia Commons

Coronal section of brain showing glioblastoma Source:Wikimedia Commons

Head CT scan is helpful in the diagnosis of glioblastoma multiforme. On head CT scan, glioblastoma multiforme is characterized by:^[1]

Butterfly shaped mass crossing midline via the corpus callosum
Intense irregular, heterogenous enhancement of the margins
Irregular hypodense center representing necrosis
Marked mass effect (midline shift)
Surrounding vasogenic edema
Hemorrhage
Calcification is rare

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 XYZ of glioblastoma multiforme multiforme. Dr Dylan Kurda and Dr Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/glioblastoma

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[ddd-1] 1.0 ^1.1 XYZ of glioblastoma multiforme multiforme. Dr Dylan Kurda and Dr Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/glioblastoma

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