Colloid cysts: management
Evidence-based neurology checklist on colloid cysts: management: Brain imaging features Rounded and well-demarcated lesions Computed tomography (CT): they are typically hypoattenuating T2 magnetic resonance imaging (MRI): they may be isointense or hypointense T1 MRI: they are typically…
Brain imaging features
- Rounded and well-demarcated lesions
- Computed tomography (CT): they are typically hypoattenuating
- T2 magnetic resonance imaging (MRI): they may be isointense or hypointense
- T1 MRI: they are typically hyperintense with or without rim enhancement
Treatment of colloid cysts
Colloid cyst risk score (CCRS)
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