Encyclopedia of Pain

2013 Edition
| Editors: Gerald F. Gebhart, Robert F. Schmidt

Pachymeningeal Enhancement in MRI with Gadolinium

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-28753-4_201571

Definition

Typically linear, thick, and diffuse enhancement of the dura mater in MR images. Whereas the leptomeninges have blood–brain barriers, the pachymeninges do not and therefore accumulate the contrast medium.

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