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Table 2 Radiological characteristics of spinal cysticercosis

From: Spinal cysticercosis: a rare cause of myelopathy

Case no.

Diameter (mm)

Solid-cystic appearance

Spinal T1-weighted MRI

Spinal T2-weighted MRI

Spinal Gd-DTPA contrast-enhanced MRI

Brain MRI

Brain CT

1

17

Solid

Mural nodule: isointense

Periphery: hypointense

Surrounding parenchyma: isointense

Mural nodule: hyperintense

Periphery: hypointense

Surrounding parenchyma: hyperintense

Ring-like enhancement in the surrounding parenchyma

Normal

N.A.

2

13

Cystic-solid

Mural nodule: isointense

Periphery: hypointense

Surrounding parenchyma: normal

Mural nodule: iso- to hyperintense

Periphery: hyperintense

Surrounding parenchyma: normal

Dot-like enhancement in the mural nodule

Normal

Normal

3

L1: 35

Cystic

Mural nodule: invisible

Cystic lesion: hypointense

Surrounding parenchyma: normal

Mural nodule: invisible

Cyst: hyperintense

Surrounding parenchyma: normal

No enhancement

Normal

Normal

T7-T8: 18

Solid

Mural nodule: invisible

Solid lesion: isointense

Surrounding parenchyma: normal

Mural nodule: invisible

Solid lesion: hyperintense

Surrounding parenchyma: normal

No enhancement

Normal

4

143

Cystic

Mural nodule: invisible

Cystic lesion: hypointense

Surrounding parenchyma: normal

Mural nodule: invisible

Cyst: hyperintense

Surrounding parenchyma: normal

No enhancement

Normal

Normal

5

15

Solid

Mural nodule: isointense

Periphery: hypointense

Surrounding parenchyma: normal

Mural nodule: iso- to hyperintense

Periphery: hyperintense

Surrounding parenchyma: normal

No enhancement

Normal

N.A.

6

13

Solid

Mural nodule: isointense

Periphery: hypointense

Surrounding parenchyma: normal

Mural nodule: iso- to hyperintense

Periphery: hyperintense

Surrounding parenchyma: normal

No enhancement

Normal

Normal

7

136

Cystic

Mural nodule: isointense

Cystic lesion: hypointense

Surrounding parenchyma: normal

Mural nodule: isointense

Cyst: hyperintense

Surrounding parenchyma: normal

Cyst wall enhancement

Normal

N.A.

  1. Gd-DTPA gadoliniumdiethylene triamine pentaacetic acid, N.A. not available