Imaging Findings of Various Calvarial Bone Lesions with a Focus on Osteolytic Lesions
In this review, we present computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of various calvarial lesions on the basis of their imaging patterns and list the differential diagnoses of the lesions. We retrospectively reviewed 256 cases of calvarial lesion (122 malignant neoplasms...
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doaj-c914413a028b42bca086e7d0f8924ad42020-11-25T03:30:12ZengThe Korean Society of Radiology대한영상의학회지1738-26372288-29282016-01-017414354https://doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2016.74.1.43Imaging Findings of Various Calvarial Bone Lesions with a Focus on Osteolytic LesionsYounghee Yim0Won-Jin Moon1Hyeong Su An2Joon Cho3Myung Ho Rho4Department of Radiology, Konkuk University Medical Center, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, KoreaDepartment of Radiology, Konkuk University Medical Center, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, KoreaDepartment of Radiology, Konkuk University Medical Center, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, KoreaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Konkuk University Medical Center, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, KoreaDepartment of Radiology, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, KoreaIn this review, we present computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of various calvarial lesions on the basis of their imaging patterns and list the differential diagnoses of the lesions. We retrospectively reviewed 256 cases of calvarial lesion (122 malignant neoplasms, 115 benign neoplasms, and 19 non-neoplastic lesions) seen in our institutions, and classified them into six categories based on the following imaging features: generalized skull thickening, focal skull thickening, generalized skull thinning, focal skull thinning, single lytic lesion, and multiple lytic lesions. Although bony lesions of the calvarium are easily identified on CT, bone marrow lesions are better visualized on MRI including diffusion-weighted imaging or fat-suppressed T2-weighted imaging. Careful interpretation of calvarial lesions based on pattern recognition can effectively narrow a range of possible diagnoses.https://doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2016.74.1.43skullneoplasmsmagnetic resonance imagingtomographyx-ray computeddiagnosisdifferentialretrospective studiesbone diseasebone marrow disease |
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Younghee Yim Won-Jin Moon Hyeong Su An Joon Cho Myung Ho Rho Imaging Findings of Various Calvarial Bone Lesions with a Focus on Osteolytic Lesions 대한영상의학회지 skull neoplasms magnetic resonance imaging tomography x-ray computed diagnosis differential retrospective studies bone disease bone marrow disease |
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Younghee Yim Won-Jin Moon Hyeong Su An Joon Cho Myung Ho Rho |
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Younghee Yim |
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Imaging Findings of Various Calvarial Bone Lesions with a Focus on Osteolytic Lesions |
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Imaging Findings of Various Calvarial Bone Lesions with a Focus on Osteolytic Lesions |
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Imaging Findings of Various Calvarial Bone Lesions with a Focus on Osteolytic Lesions |
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Imaging Findings of Various Calvarial Bone Lesions with a Focus on Osteolytic Lesions |
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Imaging Findings of Various Calvarial Bone Lesions with a Focus on Osteolytic Lesions |
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imaging findings of various calvarial bone lesions with a focus on osteolytic lesions |
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The Korean Society of Radiology |
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대한영상의학회지 |
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1738-2637 2288-2928 |
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2016-01-01 |
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In this review, we present computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of various calvarial lesions on the basis of their imaging patterns and list the differential diagnoses of the lesions. We retrospectively reviewed 256 cases of calvarial lesion (122 malignant neoplasms, 115 benign neoplasms, and 19 non-neoplastic lesions) seen in our institutions, and classified them into six categories based on the following imaging features: generalized skull thickening, focal skull thickening, generalized skull thinning, focal skull thinning, single lytic lesion, and multiple lytic lesions. Although bony lesions of the calvarium are easily identified on CT, bone marrow lesions are better visualized on MRI including diffusion-weighted imaging or fat-suppressed T2-weighted imaging. Careful interpretation of calvarial lesions based on pattern recognition can effectively narrow a range of possible diagnoses. |
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skull neoplasms magnetic resonance imaging tomography x-ray computed diagnosis differential retrospective studies bone disease bone marrow disease |
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https://doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2016.74.1.43 |
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