title: Nonneoplastic intracranial cysts and cystic lesions.
abstract: This article reviews the gamut of cystic lesions, unrelated to neoplastic disease, that are found in the brain, subarachnoid space, and ventricles. The utility of MRI in diagnosing these entities is shown.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425, USA.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Van Tassel
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Curé
mesh_terms: D016080:Arachnoid Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis; D001921:Brain / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging