Neuroradiology

, Volume 35, Issue 6, pp 457–458 | Cite as

Unusual MRI appearances of cysticercus within the fourth ventricle

  • R. K. Gupta
  • V. K. Jain
  • S. Kumar
  • S. Gupta
  • I. Haque
  • R. B. Gujral
Diagnostic Neuroradiology

Abstract

We report a cysticercus within the fourten ventricle which showed unusual hypointensity on T2-weighted images.

Key words

Neurocysticercosis Intraventricular granuloma Magnetic resonance imaging 

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© Springer-Verlag 1993

Authors and Affiliations

  • R. K. Gupta
    • 1
  • V. K. Jain
    • 2
  • S. Kumar
    • 1
  • S. Gupta
    • 1
  • I. Haque
    • 3
  • R. B. Gujral
    • 1
  1. 1.MR Section, Department of RadiologySanjay Gandhi Post-Graduate Institute of Medical SciencesLucknowIndia
  2. 2.Department of NeurosurgerySanjay Gandhi Post-Graduate Institute of Medical SciencesLucknowIndia
  3. 3.Department of PathologySanjay Gandhi Post-Graduate Institute of Medical SciencesLucknowIndia

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