Characterization of necrotic meningioma using diffusion MRI, perfusion MRI, and MR spectroscopy: case report and review of the literature.
Necrotic meningiomas are relatively rare, accounting for 1.3-3.9% of primary intracranial tumours and for 10-15% of meningiomas, but are of special clinical importance as they may resemble metastases or malignant gliomas. We report the magnetic resonance findings of diffusion-weighted imaging, perfusion-weighted imaging, and spectroscopy in a patient with a necrotic meningioma, in whom clinical symptoms and signs suggested a central nervous system infection.
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Department of Neuroradiology, University of Heidelberg Medical School, Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany. inga_harting@med.uni-heidelberg.de
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D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009336:Necrosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed