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Oligoastrocytoma CT

Introduction

Overview

Overview

Head CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of oligoastrocytoma. Findings on CT scan suggestive of oligoastrocytoma are intra-axial low-attenuation areas with mass effect and little to no associated edema.

CT

CT

  • Head CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of oligoastrocytoma.
  • Findings on CT scan suggestive of oligoastrocytoma are intra-axial low-attenuation areas with mass effect and little to no associated edema.[1]
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  • Heterogeneous region of contrast enhancement, edema, and mass effect is present in the left frontal lobe.[2]
    Heterogeneous region of contrast enhancement, edema, and mass effect is present in the left frontal lobe.[2]
References

References

  1. ↑ Radiologic features of oligoastrocytoma. Dr Bruno Di Muzio and Dr Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/oligoastrocytoma. Accessed on October 18, 2015
  2. ↑ Image courtesy of Dr. Frank Gaillard. Radiopaedia (original file here). Creative Commons BY-SA-NC

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