Table 1:

Contrast-enhancement patterns of intramedullary astrocytomas

Enhancement PatternWHO GradeTotal (n = 19) (%)
I (n = 3) (%)II (n = 13) (%)III (n = 3) (%)
None0 (0)4 (31)2 (67)6 (32)
Focal nodular1 (33)4 (31)0 (0)5 (26)
Patchy1 (33)2 (15)0 (0)3 (16)
Inhomogeneous diffuse1 (33)3 (23)1 (33)5 (26)
Homogeneous diffuse0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)