Table 2:

Lesion characteristics on CT and MR imaging

CaseSize (mm)USCT Attenuationa without ContrastCT Attenuationa with ContrastBony ErosionRelative Signal Intensity on T1bRelative Signal Intensity on T2bEnhancement PostgadoliniumADC (×10−3 mm2/s)
16NANAIsoNANANANA
25NANAIsoNANANANA
310HypoechoicNAIsoNANANANA
443NAIsoNA+HyperHypoHomogeneous0.739
534NAIsoNA+HyperHypoHomogeneousNA
615HypoechoicNANANANANANANA
727NANAIso+HyperHypoHomogeneous0.534
84NANANA+IsoHypoHomogeneous0.596
98NANANAIsoIsoHomogeneousNA
102–17NANANA+IsoIsoHomogeneous0.777 (largest)
  • Note:—Iso indicates isoattenuating; Hyper, hyperintense; Hypo, hypointense; –, absent; +, present; NA, not available.

  • a Compared with muscle.

  • b Compared with gray matter.