MRI Evaluation of Intracranial Cystic Lesions
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Research Professionals - Year 2017, Vol 3, Issue 5
Abstract
Background: Various intracranial cystic lesions were evaluated and their imaging appearances have been described, classified the cystic lesions into five groups like post infective/ inflammatory, developmental/ congenital, post traumatic/vascular, neoplastic etiology and normal variants. Histopathological examinations of lesions were studied in few operated cases. Material and Methods: 50 patients referred to radiology department suspected to have intracranial signs and symptoms were studied for a period of two years from January 2013 to December 2014 .Patient age group ranging from 5-65 years were subjected to MRI scan using standard intracranial protocols. Results: Out of 50 cases, 24 were post infective/ inflammatory, 16 were developmental/ congenital, 4 were post traumatic/ vascular, 4 were neoplastic etiology and 2 were normal variants.
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Naveen Kumar. S, Vidyadhara Rani. P
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- DOI 10.21276/ijmrp.2017.3.5.031
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