Cerebral cavernous malformations (cavernomas): CT features
Evidence-based neurology checklist on cerebral cavernous malformations (cavernomas): ct features: Computed tomography (CT) features Focal increased density areas There is usually no contrast enhancement There is usually no mass effect There may be surrounding vasogenic oedema after recent…
Computed tomography (CT) features
- Focal increased density areas
- There is usually no contrast enhancement
- There is usually no mass effect
- There may be surrounding vasogenic oedema after recent haemorrhage
CT differential diagnoses
Other CT features
References
- Kuroedov D, Cunha B, Pamplona J, Castillo M, Ramalho J. Cerebral cavernous malformations: typical and atypical imaging characteristics. J Neuroimaging 2022 (Online ahead of print).
- Strickland CD, Eberhardt SC, Bartlett MR, et al. Familial cerebral cavernous malformations are associated with adrenal calcifications on CT scans: an imaging biomarker for a hereditary cerebrovascular condition. Radiology 2017; 284:443-450.
