Abstract
The imaging features of various neoplasms in the central nervous system (CNS) are reviewed using the currently available diagnostic modalities. The advantages of each method in improving sensitivity and specificity in the diagnosis of CNS tumors are underlined.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
References
Castillo M, Scatliff JH, Bouldin TW et al (1992) Radiologic-pathologic correlation: intracranial astrocytoma. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 13(6):1609–1616
Omuro AM, Leite CC, Mokhtari K et al (2006) Pitfalls in the diagnosis of brain tumor. Lancet Neurol 5:937–948
Sze G (1993) Diseases of the intracranial meninges: MR imaging features. AJR 160:727–733
Elster AD, Challa VR, Gilbert TH et al (1989) Meningiomas: MR and histopathologic features. Radiology 170:857–862
Beutow MP, Burton PC, Smirniotopoulos JG (1991) Typical, atypical and misleading features in meningiomas. Radiographics 11:1087–1100
Bradley PJ, Jones N, Robertson I (2003) Diagnosis and management of esthesioneuroblastoma. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 11(2):112–118
Patronas NJ, Dwyer AL, Papathanasiou T et al (1987) Contributions of magnetic resonance imaging in the evaluation of optic glioma. Surg Neurol 28:367–371
Astrup J (2003) Natural history and clinical management of optic pathway glioma. Br J Neurosurg 17(4):327–335
Tourbah A (2012) Contribution of imaging to the diagnosis of optic neuropathies. Rev Neurol 168(10):702–705
Monteiro ML, Goncalves AC, Siqueira SA et al (2012) Optic nerve sheath meningioma in the first decade of life: case report and review of the literature. Case Rep Ophthalmol 3(2):270–276
Saeed P, Rootman J, Nugent RA, White VA et al (2003) Optic nerve sheath meningiomas. Ophthalomology 110(10):2019–2039
MacNally SP, Rutherford SA, Ramsden RT et al (2008) Trigeminal schwannomas. Br J Neurosurg 22(6):720–738
Beges C, Revel MP, Gaston A et al (1992) Trigeminal schwannomas: assessment of MRI and CT. Neuroradiol 34:179–183
Celli P, Ferrante L, Acqui M et al (1992) Neurinoma of the third, fourth and sixth nerves: a survey and report of a new fourth nerve case. Surg Neurol 38:216–224
Bonneville F, Savatovsky J, Chivas J (2007) Imaging of cerebellopontine angle lesions: an update. Part 2: intra-axial lesions, skull base lesions that may invade the CPA region, and non-enhancing extra-axial lesions. Eur Radiol 17:2908–2920
Wan JH, Wu YH, Li ZJ et al (2012) Triple dumbbell shaped jugular foramen schwannomas. J Cranio-Maxillofac Surg 40(4):354–361
King KS, Chen CC, Alexopoulos DK et al (2011) Functional imaging of SDHx-related head and neck paragangliomas: comparison of 18F- Fluorodihydroxyphenylalanine, 18F-Fluorodopamine, 18F-Fluoro-2-Deoxy-d-Glucose PET, 123I-Metaiodobenzylguanidine Scintigraphy, and 111In-Pentetreotide Scintigraphy. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 96:2779–2785
Boxerman JL, Rogg JM, Donahue JE et al (2010) Preoperative MRI evaluation of pituitary macroadenoma: imaging features predictive of successful transsphenoidal surgery. AJR Am J Roentgenol 195(3):720–726
Kaltsas GA, Evanson J, Chrisoulidou A et al (2008) The diagnosis and management of parasellar tumours of the pituitary. Endocr Relat Cancer 15:885–903
Donovan JL, Nesbit GM (1996) Distinction of masses involving the sella and suprasellar space: specificity of imaging features. AJR Am J Roentgenol 167:597–603
Famini P, Maya MM, Melmed S et al (2011) Pituitary magnetic resonance imaging for sellar and parasellar masses: ten-year experience in 2598 patients. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 96(6):1633–1641
Sturiale CL, Mangiola A, Pompucci A et al (2009) Intradural giant dermoid cyst of the petrous apex. J Clin Neurosci 16(11):370–374
Rubin G, Scienza R, Pasqualin A et al (1989) Craniocerebral epidermoids and dermoids: a review of 44 cases. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 97(1–2):1–16
Konovalov AN, Spallone A, Pitzkhelauri DI (1999) Pineal epidermoid cysts: diagnosis and management. J Neurosurg 91(3):370–374
Al-Okaili RN, Krejza J, Wang S et al (2006) Advanced MR imaging techniques in the diagnosis of intraaxial brain tumors in adults. Radiographics 26:S173–S189
Upadhyay N, Waldman AD (2011) Conventional MRI evaluation of gliomas. Brit J Radiol 84:S107–S111
Kleihues P, Louis DN, Scheithauer BW et al (2002) The WHO classification of the tumors of the nervous system. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 61:215–225
Warren KE (2012) Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma: poised for progress. Front Oncol 2:205
Steffen-Smith EA, Shih JH, Hipp SJ et al (2011) Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy predicts survival in children with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma. J Neurooncol 105(2):365–373
Spoto GP, Press GA, Hesselink JR et al (1990) Intracranial ependymoma and subependymoma: MR manifefstations. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 11:83–91
Rushing EJ, Cooper PB, Quezado M et al (2007) Subependymoma revisited: clinicopathological evaluation of 83 cases. J Neurooncol 85(3):297–305
Vogel H, Fuller GN (2007) Primitive neuroectodermal tumors, embryonal tumors, and other small cell and poorly differentiated malignant neoplasms of the central and peripheral nervous systems. Ann Diagn Pathol 7:387–398
Papaioannou G, Sebire NJ, McHugh K (2009) Imaging of unusual pediatric blastomas. Cancer Imaging 9(1):1–11
Filling-Katz MR, Choyke PL, Oldfield E et al (1991) Central nervous system involvement in von Hippel Lindau disease. Neurology 41:41–46
Courcoutsakis NA, Prassopoulos PK, Patronas NJ (2009) Aggressive leptomeningeal hemangioblastomatosis of the central nervous system in a patient with von Hippel-Lindau disease. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 30(4):758–760
Smith AB, Rushing EJ, Smirniotopoulos JG (2010) From the archives of AFIP. lesions of the pineal region: radiologic-pathologic correlation. Radiographics 30:2001–2020
Shin JH, Lee HK, Khang SK, et al (2002) Neuronal tumors of the central nervous system: radiographic findings and pathologic correlation. Radiographics 22(5):1177–1189
Derrey S, Proust F, Debono B et al (2004) Association between Cowden syndrome and Lhermitte-Dulcos disease: report of two cases and review of the literature. Surg Neurol 61(5):447–454
Yako K, Nakazato Y, Hirato J, et al (2005) Dysplastic ganglioneurocytoma with increased glucose metabolism: a heterotopia with unique histopathology. Clin Neuropathol 24(6):267–270
Patronas NJ, (2011) Brain metastasis. In: Drevelegas A (ed) Imaging of brain tumors with histological correlations, vol 13. Springer, New York, pp 373–400
Patronas NJ, Makariou E (1993) MRI of choroid plexus involvement in intracranial cryptococcosis. J Comput Assist Tomogr 17(4):547–550
Jelinek J, Smirniotopoulos JG, Parisi JE et al (1990) Lateral ventricular neoplasms of the brain: differential diagnosis based on the clinical, CT and MRI findings. AJR Am J Roentgenol 155(2):362–372
Smith AB, Smirniotopoulos JG, Horkanyne-Szakaly I (2013) From the radiologic pathology archives Intraventricular neoplasms: radiologic-pathologic correlation. Radiographics 33:21–43
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2014 Springer-Verlag Italia
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Gouliamos, A.D., Patronas, N.J. (2014). Conventional Imaging in the Diagnosis of Brain Tumors. In: Gouliamos, A., Andreou, J., Kosmidis, P. (eds) Imaging in Clinical Oncology. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-5385-4_16
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-5385-4_16
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Milano
Print ISBN: 978-88-470-5384-7
Online ISBN: 978-88-470-5385-4
eBook Packages: MedicineMedicine (R0)