@article {Starkey:2016:2637-8329:229,
title = "Clinical Series: Five Simple MR Imaging Features to Identify Tumor Mimics",
journal = "Neurographics",
parent_itemid = "infobike://asnr/ng",
publishercode ="asnr",
year = "2016",
volume = "6",
number = "4",
publication date ="2016-07-01T00:00:00",
pages = "229-236",
itemtype = "ARTICLE",
issn = "2637-8329",
eissn = "2637-8329",
url = "https://asnr.publisher.ingentaconnect.com/content/asnr/ng/2016/00000006/00000004/art00005",
doi = "doi:10.3174/ng.4160163",
keyword = "DWI = diffusion-weighted imaging, DSC = dynamic susceptibility-weighted contrasted-enhanced, ADC = apparent diffusion coefficient, SWI = susceptibility-weighted imaging, FLAIR = fluid-attenuated inversion recovery, CBV = cerebral blood volume, CSF = cerebrospinal fluid",
author = "Starkey, J. and Li, Y. and Tihan, T. and Cha, S.",
abstract = "Intracranial mass lesions that mimic brain tumors can be difficult to differentiate from true brain tumors based on imaging or clinical findings. Accurate preoperative differentiation between the 2 entities is essential for proper surgical and medical management of patients. In this
review, we presented 5 simple MR imaging features, T1 hyperintensity (especially gyral based), smooth rim of T2 hypointensity, homogeneously reduced diffusion, leading-edge reduced diffusion, and incomplete rim enhancement in a cystic mass, that can be used to correctly identify brain tumor
mimics and, hence, avoid erroneous diagnosis of brain tumor and potentially subject patients to unnecessary invasive surgical intervention.",
}