Contrast enhancement of cystic portions in brain tumors on delayed image of gadolinium-DTPA-enhanced MR imaging.
This report describes three patients whose cystic portions were filled with intravenously injected Gadolinium-DTPA. Four cystic portions showed contrast enhancement of the whole wall on early MR images and enhancement of the content on delayed MR images. Two cystic portions showed no enhancement of content. We speculate that the difference is based upon the composition of the cyst walls.
Suzuki
M
M
Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Japan.
Takashima
T
T
Kadoya
M
M
Konishi
H
H
Kawamori
Y
Y
Ueda
F
F
Tamura
S
S
Yamamoto
T
T
Kawahara
K
K
Yamashima
T
T
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003287:Contrast Media; D005260:Female; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D004369:Pentetic Acid
D003287:Contrast Media; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA