Fig. 3
From: Intracisternal tuberculoma: a refractory type of tuberculoma indicating surgical intervention
MRI of a patient with intradural extramedullary tuberculoma and intramedullary tuberculoma (two operations). a Preoperative MRI of the first operation of the patient manifesting intradural extramedullary tuberculoma from T3 to T9 (the enhancing lesion from T3 to T9) and intramedullary tuberculoma (red arrow). b Postoperative MRI of the first operation of the patient manifesting intradural extramedullary tuberculoma from T3 to T9 and intramedullary tuberculoma (red arrow). The intramedullary tuberculoma of T7 was left untouched while the intradural extramedullary lesion of T9 was missed (white arrow). c Preoperative MRI of the second operation of the patient. The intradural extramedullary tuberculoma of T9 was the target of operation (white arrow). d Postoperative MRI of the second operation of the patient. The intradural extramedullary tuberculoma of T9 was excised (white arrow)