title: Sonographic detection and follow up of an atypical pineal cyst: a comparison with magnetic resonance imaging. Case report.
abstract: The incidental ultrasonographic detection of an asymptomatic cystic pineal lesion in a young woman is described and compared with findings on magnetic resonance (MR) images. Follow-up studies obtained using both imaging modalities are presented. The results indicate that transcranial ultrasonography may represent an easy and cost-effective imaging technique for follow up of cystic lesions of the pineal gland, especially in patients unable to undergo MR imaging.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, Aachen, Germany. Judith.Harrer@web.de
authors.forename: Judith U
authors.initials: JU
authors.lastname: Harrer
authors.forename: Christof
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Klötzsch
authors.forename: Markus F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Oertel
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Möller-Hartmann
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010870:Pineal Gland / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D017585:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial