RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Magnetic resonance imaging of meningiomas. JF American Journal of Neuroradiology JO Am. J. Neuroradiol. FD American Society of Neuroradiology SP 149 OP 157 VO 6 IS 2 A1 R D Zimmerman A1 C A Fleming A1 L A Saint-Louis A1 B C Lee A1 J J Manning A1 M D Deck YR 1985 UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/6/2/149.abstract AB Twenty-eight patients with 32 meningiomas were studied on a 0.5-T superconductive magnetic resonance (MR) imager. This common, benign treatable tumor was more clearly seen on computed tomography (CT) than MRI in 53% of cases. This is a result of poor contrast between the tumor and the adjacent brain on all spin-echo and inversion-recovery pulse sequences. Those sequences that provide the greatest anatomic detail were best for identifying this low-contrast lesion. Inversion-recovery scans in particular demonstrated the tumor as a discrete hypointense mass (relative to nearby white matter) with excellent visualization of the dural base and white matter buckling indicative of extracerebral mass effect. Other characteristic features include: a hypointense rim because of the venous capsule (66%); mottling due to hypervascularity; a well defined edema collar that demarcates the tumor from adjacent brain; and hyperostosis with thickening of the calvaria and obliteration of its normal landmarks. MRI did not demonstrate tumor calcification but did demonstrate vascular encasement, displacement, and occlusion better than CT and as well as digital venous angiography.