Pineocytoma MRI

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sujit Routray, M.D. [2] Homa Najafi, M.D.[3]

Overview

There are no MRI findings associated with [disease name].

OR

[Location] MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of [disease name]. Findings on MRI suggestive of/diagnostic of [disease name] include [finding 1], [finding 2], and [finding 3].

OR

There are no MRI findings associated with [disease name]. However, a MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of [disease name], which include [complication 1], [complication 2], and [complication 3].

MRI

There are no MRI findings associated with [disease name].

OR

[Location] MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of [disease name]. Findings on MRI suggestive of/diagnostic of [disease name] include:

  • [Finding 1]
  • [Finding 2]
  • [Finding 3]

OR

There are no MRI findings associated with [disease name]. However, a MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of [disease name], which include:

  • [Complication 1]
  • [Complication 2]
  • [Complication 3]

MRI

  • Brain MRI may be diagnostic of pineocytoma.
  • Features on MRI suggestive of pineocytoma include:[1]
A large and ill-defined mass is present in the region of the pineal gland, demonstrating contrast enhancement.[2]
MRI component Findings

T1

  • Isointense to brain parenchyma

T2

  • Solid components are isointense to brain parenchyma
  • Areas of cystic change
  • Sometimes the majority of the tumor is cystic

T1 with gadolinium contrast

  • Solid components vividly enhance


References

  1. Radiographic features of pineocytoma. Dr Bruno Di Muzio and Dr Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopeadia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/pineocytoma. Accessed on November 20, 2015
  2. Image courtesy of Dr. Frank Gaillard. Radiopaedia (original file here). Creative Commons BY-SA-NC

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