Diffusion property in a hamartomatous lesion of neurofibromatosis type 1.
Though diffusion-weighted MRI has been applied to various intracranial lesions, few reports had been presented about cerebral hamartomatous lesions in patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). In this study, we report the interval changes of apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) in a presumed hamartomatous lesion. In our case, the ADC increased slightly over a 3 year period. This diffusion property may provide specific insight into the etiology of cerebral hamartomatous lesions observed in NF1.
Mori
H
H
Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan. hmori-tky@umin.ac.jp
Abe
O
O
Okubo
T
T
Hayashi
N
N
Yoshikawa
T
T
Kunimatsu
A
A
Yamada
H
H
Aoki
S
S
Ohtomo
K
K
D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D018450:Disease Progression; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000473:pathology*