title: MRI of intracranial meningiomas: correlations with histology and physical consistency.
abstract: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) appearances of 43 intracranial meningiomas were reviewed and correlated with their histology and consistency at surgery and on pathological examination. There was a statistically significant prevalence of hard tumours within the fibroblastic subtypes. No statistically significant correlation between signal intensity and histology or consistency was found. A meningioma hyperintense on T2-weighted images is, however, unlikely to be fibroblastic or hard.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroradiology, Policlinico, Modena, Italy.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Carpeggiani
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Crisi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Trevisan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology*; D008578:Meninges / Q000473:pathology; D008579:Meningioma / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged