Meningioma-Teaching Points
ü “Dural tail”- curvilinear area of enhancement tapering off from margin of tumour along dural surface. Hyperostosis of adjacent bone. CT – calcification
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“Light-bulb” enhancement post contrast;
ü MR Spectroscopy shows – alanine
ü DSA – “mother-in-law” sign (contrast shows up early and stays late)
ü ECA supply commonest, “spoke-wheel” vascularity.
ü Extra-axial tumour
ü Associations with Neurofibromatosis type II; basal cell naevus syndrome.
ü MR Spectroscopy shows – alanine
ü DSA – “mother-in-law” sign (contrast shows up early and stays late)
ü ECA supply commonest, “spoke-wheel” vascularity.
ü Extra-axial tumour
ü Associations with Neurofibromatosis type II; basal cell naevus syndrome.
Meningioma-Teaching Points
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Reviewed by Sumer Sethi
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Sunday, April 14, 2013
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Sumer Sethi
Unique blend of academic excellence and entrepreneurship, heading leading firms in India- Teleradiology Providers, pioneering company providing teleradiology services and DAMS (Delhi Academy of Medical Sciences) Premier test preparation institute in India for MD/MS/MCI preparation. He has also been an invited faculty member at various conferences, including Teleradiology in IRIA 2008 and 2011, Hospital Build Middle East, Congress of the Brain Tumor Radiology in Neuro-oncology Society. Dr. Sethi is Editor-in-Chief of Internet Journal of Radiology. He has a keen interest in Web 2.0 technologies and in maintaining his famous radiology blog, which has been featured in multiple international journals.
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