MRI misdiagnosis of intracranial hemangiopericytoma
ZHAOQing-xue
HAOTian-peng
ZHENGLi-li
WANGWei
DAIChun-lai
Abstract：Objective To improve diagnostic accuracy of intracranial hemangiopericytoma by MRI features .Methods We analyzed 6 cases of intracranial hemangiopericytoma verified by pathology respectively .All of them underwent plain and enhanced MRI scans .Results All the tumors were located outside the brain inside the skull .Many of them showed lobulared borders .The masses were shown hypo-isointensity on T1WI ,slight hyperintensity and hyperintensity on T2WI and FLAIR with clear borders .In some cases ,flow empty vessels can be seen .All masses were significantly enhanced on contrast-enhanced T1WI .Conclusion Misdiagnosis of intracranial hemangiopericytoma were happened frequently .The tumors have specific features on M RI and attention should be payed to avoid misdiagnosis .
Keywords：HemangiopericytomaMagnetic resonance imaging
Publication Date：2014-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 1282-1284 )