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==Overview==
==Overview==
Head CT scan is helpful in the diagnosis of gliomatosis cerebri. On head CT scan, gliomatosis cerebri is characterized by an isodense and hypoattenuated mass with ill-defined asymmetry and lack of mass effect.<ref name=aaa>Radiographic features of gliomatosis cerebri. Dr Henry Knipe and Dr Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/gliomatosis-cerebri</ref>


==CT==
==CT==

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

Overview

Head CT scan is helpful in the diagnosis of gliomatosis cerebri. On head CT scan, gliomatosis cerebri is characterized by an isodense and hypoattenuated mass with ill-defined asymmetry and lack of mass effect.[1]

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Head CT scan is helpful in the diagnosis of gliomatosis cerebri. On head CT scan, gliomatosis cerebri is characterized by:[1]

  • Isodense mass
  • Lack of mass effect
  • hypoattenuation to the involved brain parenchyma
  • Ill defined asymmetry

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Radiographic features of gliomatosis cerebri. Dr Henry Knipe and Dr Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/gliomatosis-cerebri


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