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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1], Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ifeoma Odukwe, M.D. [2]

Overview

The diagnosis of subependymal giant cell astrocytoma can be made with either an MRI or CT scan.

Diagnostic Study of Choice

Study of choice

There is no single diagnostic study of choice for the diagnosis of subependymal giant cell astrocytoma, but subependymal giant cell astrocytoma can be diagnosed based on contrast enhanced MRI and CT scan.^[1]

Diagnostic results

The following finding(s) on performing MRI is(are) confirmatory for subependymal giant cell astrocytoma:^[1]^[2]

T1 isointense and hypointense signal enhancement
T2 isointense and hyperintense signal enhancement
Homogenous postcontrast enhancement

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Stein JR, Reidman DA (2016). "Imaging Manifestations of a Subependymal Giant Cell Astrocytoma in Tuberous Sclerosis". Case Rep Radiol. 2016: 3750450. doi:10.1155/2016/3750450. PMC 4752974. PMID 26942030.
↑ Beaumont, Thomas L.; Godzik, Jakub; Dahiya, Sonika; Smyth, Matthew D. (2015). "Subependymal giant cell astrocytoma in the absence of tuberous sclerosis complex: case report". Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics. 16 (2): 134–137. doi:10.3171/2015.1.PEDS13146. ISSN 1933-0707.

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[pmid26942030-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Stein JR, Reidman DA (2016). "Imaging Manifestations of a Subependymal Giant Cell Astrocytoma in Tuberous Sclerosis". Case Rep Radiol. 2016: 3750450. doi:10.1155/2016/3750450. PMC 4752974. PMID 26942030.

[BeaumontGodzik2015-2] Beaumont, Thomas L.; Godzik, Jakub; Dahiya, Sonika; Smyth, Matthew D. (2015). "Subependymal giant cell astrocytoma in the absence of tuberous sclerosis complex: case report". Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics. 16 (2): 134–137. doi:10.3171/2015.1.PEDS13146. ISSN 1933-0707.

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