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In and around the pineal gland: a neuroimaging review
- Source :
- Clinical Radiology. 77:e107-e119
- Publication Year :
- 2022
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2022.
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Abstract
- Lesions arising in or around the pineal gland comprise a heterogeneous group of pathologies ranging from benign non-neoplastic cysts to highly malignant neoplasms. Pineal cysts are frequently encountered as an incidental finding in daily radiology practice but there is no universal agreement on the criteria for, frequency of, and duration of follow-up imaging. Solid pineal neoplasms pose a diagnostic challenge owing to considerable overlap in their imaging characteristics, although a combination of radiological appearances, clinical findings, and tumour markers allows for narrowing of the differential diagnosis. In this review, we describe the radiological anatomy of the pineal region, clinical symptoms, imaging appearances, and differential diagnosis of lesions arising in this area, and highlight the clinical management of these conditions.
- Subjects :
- endocrine system
medicine.medical_specialty
Pineal region
Neuroimaging
Pineal Gland
Diagnosis, Differential
Pineal gland
medicine
Humans
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Heterogeneous group
Brain Neoplasms
Cysts
business.industry
General Medicine
medicine.disease
Radiological anatomy
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
medicine.anatomical_structure
Pinealoma
Radiology
Differential diagnosis
business
MRI
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 00099260
- Volume :
- 77
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Clinical Radiology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....a5504713565a18e241145c1c471cb925