Gamuts

T1-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
T1-dark intracranial lesion
Subtypes
Heterogeneous T1-hypointense intracranial lesion
Homogeneous T1-hypointense intracranial lesion
May Be Caused by
 Common
Acute hematoma
Aneurysm
Astrocytoma
Blood flow
Breast cancer
Calcification
Cerebritis
Colon carcinoma
Encephalitis
Glioblastoma
Glioma
Hemosiderosis
Infarction
Lymphoma
Meningioma
Metastasis
Oligodendroglioma
Osteosarcoma
Pituitary adenoma
Prostate carcinoma
Schwannoma
 Uncommon
Chordoma
Choroid plexus papilloma
Colloid cyst
Craniopharyngioma
Ependymoma
Gliosis
Granulocytic sarcoma
Granuloma
Hamartoma
Medulloblastoma
Melanoma
Pinealoma
Pineoblastoma
Radiation necrosis
Subependymoma
Tuberculoma

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