MRI manifestations of metastatic meningeal carcinomatosis.doc

 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 17 MRI manifestations of metastatic meningeal carcinomatosis Study: Late Humao Qing LUO Mao Long Yang Kim Ji-fat Herzog [Abstract] Objective To investigate the metastatic meningeal carcinomatosis (MC of the performance characteristics of MRI. Methods 47 patients with confirmed metastatic meningeal carcinomatosis in patients with MRI scan, the enhanced image data were analyzed to summarize the imaging characteristics. Results MR scan shows thickened dura mater in 8 cases, 4 cases of meningeal nodules. enhanced meningeal enhancement based on divided into three parts: pia mater - 28 cases of subarachnoid enhancement, subdural - subarachnoid enhancement in 15 cases, mixed enhancement in 4 cases, the shape points under the enhanced linear enhancement in 36 cases, nodular in 3 cases, mixed enhancement in 8 cases, the scope of points under the enhanced localized enhancement in 27 cases, diffuse enhancement in 20 cases. indirect, including brain metastases in 12 cases, brain water in 5 cases, 7 cases of skull metastasis, subdural effusion in 2 cases. Conclusion enhanced MRI is very sensitive detection of metastatic meningeal carcinomatosis and effective way, clearly shows abnormal meningeal enhancement morphology and pathology. [Keywords:] Magnetic Resonance Imaging Meningeal metastasis of tumor [Abstract] Objective To study the MRI finding features of metastatic meningeal carcinomatosis. Methods The clinical and MRI data of 47 patients with metastatic meningeal carcinomatosis confirmed clinically were analyzed retrospectively. Results Duramater thicken (n = 8) and meningeal nodes (n = 4) appeared on plain MR. After administration of Gd-DTPA, the abnormal meningeal enhancement were seen at pia-subarachnoid space 28 cases, at dura-arachnoid 15 cases and both sites 4 cases. The enhancement took the form of linear pattern 36 cases, nodular pattern 3 cases and mixed pattern 8 cases. It presented local meningeal enhancement 27 cases and diff