title: Diffusion property in a hamartomatous lesion of neurofibromatosis type 1.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan. hmori-tky@umin.ac.jp
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okubo
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshikawa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kunimatsu
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aoki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohtomo
mesh_terms: 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*