title: [Characterization of space occupying masses in the diencephalic-hypothalamic region. MRI vs. TC].
abstract: All morphologic aspects of neoplastic and non neoplastic masses, arising from the diencephalic-hypothalamic region are discussed in this paper. We describe the densitometric characteristics on CT scan and the MRI appearance of masses affecting this region, both of benign lesions and malignant neoplastic masses. We describe separately masses arising from within the III ventricle and those of extraventricular origin and all semiotic findings of neuroradiological techniques of computed imaging.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Clinica Medica I, Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza.
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Gualdi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Di Biasi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Trasimeni
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iannilli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Melone
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Polettini
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: D'Agostino
mesh_terms: D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004027:Diencephalon; D006801:Humans; D007027:Hypothalamic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D007029:Hypothalamic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Caratterizzazione delle lesioni occupanti spazio in corrispondenza della regione diencefalo-ipotalamica. RM versus TC.