title: Plexiform nerve sheath tumor or vascular malformation--role of advanced MR neurography and diffusion tensor imaging.
abstract: The authors report a vascular malformation mimicking a plexiform peripheral nerve sheath tumor. Three Tesla magnetic resonance neurography with high-resolution anatomic and advanced functional diffusion tensor imaging was helpful in evaluating full extent of the lesion and characterizing its internal architecture.
authors.affiliation: Russell H Morgan Department of Radiology & Radiological Science, 601 N. Caroline St, JHOC 3262, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
authors.forename: Sahar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jalali-Farahani
authors.forename: Jaishri O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Blakeley
authors.forename: Allan J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Belzberg
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Carrino
authors.forename: Avneesh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chhabra
mesh_terms: D001917:Brachial Plexus / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology*; D020516:Brachial Plexus Neuropathies / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D018317:Nerve Sheath Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D054079:Vascular Malformations / Q000473:pathology