title: MR imaging in tumors of the pineal region.
abstract: Ten patients with tumors of the pineal region underwent CT and MRI investigations. There were 3 germinomas, 3 teratomas and 1 of each of the following: pineocytoma, PNET, ependymoma and meningioma. Not only were tumor size and growth compared to CT, but an attempt was made to obtain knowledge of the histology of the tumor by special T2 calculations. The investigations did not lead to an improvement in type specific diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Mainz, Federal Republic of Germany.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Müller-Forell
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Schroth
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Egan
mesh_terms: D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010870:Pineal Gland / Q000473:pathology*; D010871:Pinealoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013724:Teratoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed