Importance of Contrast-Enhanced Fluid-Attenuated Inversion Recovery Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Various Intracranial Pathologic Conditions
Korean Journal of Radiology
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: 127-141, 2016.
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in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-110204
ABSTRACT
Intracranial lesions may show contrast enhancement through various mechanisms that are closely associated with the disease process. The preferred magnetic resonance sequence in contrast imaging is T1-weighted imaging (T1WI) at most institutions. However, lesion enhancement is occasionally inconspicuous on T1WI. Although fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) sequences are commonly considered as T2-weighted imaging with dark cerebrospinal fluid, they also show mild T1-weighted contrast, which is responsible for the contrast enhancement. For several years, FLAIR imaging has been successfully incorporated as a routine sequence at our institution for contrast-enhanced (CE) brain imaging in detecting various intracranial diseases. In this pictorial essay, we describe and illustrate the diagnostic importance of CE-FLAIR imaging in various intracranial pathologic conditions.
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Main subject:
Brain
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Brain Neoplasms
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Arachnoid Cysts
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Contrast Media
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Korean Journal of Radiology
Year:
2016
Type:
Article
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