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Table 1 CT and MRI Imaging Features of 7 cases with intra-parenchymal and intra-ventricular schwannoma

From: CT and MRI findings of intra-parenchymal and intra-ventricular schwannoma: a series of seven cases

case

site

size (cm2)

gender/age (years)

modality

texture

margin

cal

density

T1WI

T2WI

cystic degeneration

septa

hydrocephalus

delayed progressive enhancement

1

frontal lobe/R

6.1 × 6.5

M/12

MRI

cystic and solid

clear

iso-hypo

hypo/hyper

 + 

 + 

 + 

 + 

2

fourth ventricle

4.2 × 3.6

F/24

MRI

cystic and solid

clear

hypo

hyper

 + 

 + 

3

pineal gland

5.9 × 5.2

F/33

CT and MRI

cystic and solid

clear

 + 

iso-hypo

hypo

hyper

 + 

 + 

 + 

4

Cerebellum /L

4.3 × 3.5

M/42

CT

cystic and solid

clear

 + 

iso-hypo

hypo

hyper

 + 

 + 

 + 

5

Lateral ventricle/L

3.1 × 3.1

M/14

MRI

cystic and solid

clear

hypo

hyper

 + 

 + 

 + 

 + 

6

cerebral peduncle/L

3.2 × 3.1

M/37

MRI

cystic and solid

clear

hypo

hyper

 + 

 + 

7

frontal lobe/R

4.2 × 4.6

F/16

MRI

cystic and solid

clear

hypo

hyper

 + 

 + 

  1. R: right; L: left; M:male; F:female; cal: calcification; iso: isodensity/isointensity; hypo: hypodensity/hypointensity; hyper:hyperintensity; '-' denotes negative; ‘ + ’ denotes positive