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A “dural tail” on Gd-DTPA-enhanced MRI has been often observed adjacent to meningiomas and considered to be useful in distinguishing meningioma of the cerebellopontine angle from acoustic neuroma. However, demonstration of a dural tail adjacent to an acoustic neuroma indicates that this sign is not specific.
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Lunardi, P., Mastronardi, L., Nardacci, B. et al. “Dural tail” adjacent to acoustic neuroma on MRI: a case report. Neuroradiology 35, 270–271 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00602611
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