Gamuts

T2-hypointense intracranial lesion

T2*-weighted imaging is an MRI sequence to quantify observable or effective T2 (T2* or "T2-star"). In this sequence, hemorrhages and hemosiderin deposits become hypointense. [Source: Wikipedia ]

Synonyms
T2-dark intracranial lesion
May Be Caused by
Acute hematoma
Aneurysm
Blood flow
Breast cancer
Calcification
Choriocarcinoma
Colloid cyst
Colon carcinoma
Embryonal cell carcinoma
Granulocytic sarcoma
Hemorrhagic metastasis
Hemosiderosis
Lipoma
Melanoma
Meningioma
Metastasis
Neuroblastoma
Osteosarcoma
Pantopaque
Prostate carcinoma
Renal cell carcinoma
Subacute hematoma
Thyroid carcinoma
Xanthogranuloma
Synonyms
T2-dark intracranial lesion
May Be Caused by
Acute hematoma
Aneurysm
Blood flow
Breast cancer
Calcification
Choriocarcinoma
Colloid cyst
Colon carcinoma
Embryonal cell carcinoma
Granulocytic sarcoma
Hemorrhagic metastasis
Hemosiderosis
Lipoma
Melanoma
Meningioma
Metastasis
Neuroblastoma
Osteosarcoma
Pantopaque
Prostate carcinoma
Renal cell carcinoma
Subacute hematoma
Thyroid carcinoma
Xanthogranuloma


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