title: Magnetic resonance of intracranial epidermoids.
abstract: The magnetic resonance images of seven patients with biopsy-proven epidermoids were evaluated. The epidermoids were hypointense on T1-weighted images. Intermediate density images revealed the tumors to be heterogeneous in signal intensity consisting of areas of hypo- and isointensity. Signal intensity on T2-weighted images was hyperintense and inhomogeneous in all but one case. CT performed in five patients demonstrated the tumors to be well-defined hypodense lesions without contrast enhancement.
authors.affiliation: Division of Radiology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Wasenko
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Rosenbloom
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Estes
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Lanzieri
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Duchesneau
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed