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. 1992 May;183(2):341-6.
doi: 10.1148/radiology.183.2.1561333.

Peripheral (extracranial) nerve tumors: correlation of MR imaging and histologic findings

J S Suh  1 , P Abenoza, H R Galloway, L I Everson, H J Griffiths
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Peripheral (extracranial) nerve tumors: correlation of MR imaging and histologic findings

J S Suh et al. Radiology. 1992 May.

Abstract

Magnetic resonance (MR) images of 16 peripheral nerve tumors (14 patients) were correlated with histopathologic appearance. Thirteen patients had surgically proved neuro-fibromatosis. There were 10 neurofibromas, four schwannomas, and two neurofibrosarcomas. Seven of the 10 neurofibromas showed a target pattern of increased peripheral signal intensity and decreased central signal intensity on T2-weighted images. This pattern appeared to correspond to a distinctive zonal histologic appearance that was found only in the neurofibromas. This pattern was not seen on MR images of the other peripheral tumors.

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