Intracranial epidermoid cysts: diffusion-weighted, FLAIR and conventional MR findings

Hakyemez B., Aksoy U., Yildiz H., Ergin N.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY, vol.54, no.2, pp.214-220, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 54 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2005
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2004.06.018
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.214-220
  • Keywords: cysts, epidermoid, magnetic resonance (MR), diffusion magnetic resonance imaging, MAGNETIC-RESONANCE, TUMORS, BRAIN
  • Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: To compare diffusion-weighted echo-planar imaging (DW) with spin-echo (SE), and fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) sequences in the evaluation of epidermoid cysts (ECs), and to evaluate T2 shine-through effect.