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Atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor MRI
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Brain MRI is helpful in the diagnosis of atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor. On MRI, atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor is characterized by iso- to slight hyperintensity on T1-weighted imaging and hyperintensity on T2-weighted imaging. There is heterogeneous enhancement on contrast administration.
MRI
MRI
- Brain MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor.
- Findings on MRI suggestive of atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor are tabulated below:[1]
| MRI component | Findings |
|---|---|
|
T1 |
Iso- to slightly hyperintense to grey matter (hemorrhagic areas can be more hyperintense) |
|
T2 |
Generally hyperintense (hemorrhagic areas can be hypointense) |
|
T1 with contrast |
Heterogeneous enhancement |
Images
Images
References
References
- ↑ MRI brain radiographic features of Atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumour. Dr Bruno Di Muzio and A.Prof Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/atypical-teratoidrhabdoid-tumour. Accessed on December 16, 2015
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