McGuinness B J, Morrison J P, Brew S K, Moriarty M W
From Trinity MRI (B.J.M., J.P.M., S.K.B., M.W.M.), Auckland, New Zealand
Neuroradiology Section (B.J.M., S.K.B., M.W.M.), Department of Radiology, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand.
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2017 Apr;38(4):721-725. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A5085. Epub 2017 Feb 2.
Intradural extramedullary foramen magnum enhancing lesions may be due to meningioma, nerve sheath tumor, aneurysm, or meningeal disease. In this clinical report of 14 patients, we describe a novel imaging finding within the foramen magnum that simulates disease. The lesion is hyperintense on 3D-FLAIR and enhances on 3D gradient-echo sequences but is not seen on 2D-TSE T2WI. It occurs at a characteristic location related to the posterior aspect of the intradural vertebral artery just distal to the dural penetration. Stability of this lesion was demonstrated in those patients who underwent follow-up imaging. Recognition of this apparently benign lesion may prevent unnecessary patient anxiety and repeat imaging.
硬脊膜内髓外枕骨大孔强化病变可能由脑膜瘤、神经鞘瘤、动脉瘤或脑膜疾病引起。在这份对14例患者的临床报告中,我们描述了枕骨大孔内一种模拟疾病的新型影像学表现。该病变在三维液体衰减反转恢复序列(3D-FLAIR)上呈高信号,在三维梯度回波序列上强化,但在二维快速自旋回波T2加权成像(2D-TSE T2WI)上未见显示。它发生在硬脊膜内椎动脉后方的一个特征性位置,就在硬脊膜穿入处的远侧。在接受随访成像的患者中证实了该病变的稳定性。认识到这种明显良性的病变可避免患者不必要的焦虑和重复成像。