Intracranial lipomas
Evidence-based neurology checklist on intracranial lipomas: Cranial tomography (CT) features They appear as hypodense They are sharply demarcated They are non-enhancing They evoke relatively little mass effect The capsule is often calcified They may incorporate cranial nerves which may show as…
Cranial tomography (CT) features
- They appear as hypodense
- They are sharply demarcated
- They are non-enhancing
- They evoke relatively little mass effect
- The capsule is often calcified
- They may incorporate cranial nerves which may show as high density
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features
Location of intracranial lipomas
Associations of intracranial lipomas
Associations of midline intracranial lipomas
Differential diagnoses
References
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