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Although imaging and clinical criteria are already established for the diagnosis of mucoid degeneration of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), many radiologists remain unaware of their existence. Once regarded as a rare occurrence, it has been recently suggested that its incidence is in fact very much higher than previously thought, and that it is probably underdiagnosed or misdiagnosed as partial ruptures of the ACL or as cystic ganglia. In this review, the authors revisit the literature concerning this subject and present their personal experience with it, stressing the paramount importance of magnetic resonance imaging and correlation with clinical data for a correct diagnosis.
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Ligamento Cruzado Anterior/patologia , Artropatias/diagnóstico , Articulação do Joelho/patologia , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética/métodos , Envelhecimento , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Cistos Glanglionares/diagnóstico , Humanos , Muco , Amplitude de Movimento ArticularRESUMO
Pseudotumoural hemicerebellitis is exceedingly rare. It may closely resemble a tumour either clinically or on imaging, and a high index of suspicion is required to avoid unnecessary surgical procedures. MRI is the most useful diagnostic tool, and reveals a swollen cerebellar hemisphere, hyperintense in T(2) weighted images. A pattern of predominantly pial contrast enhancement, absence of a well-defined mass and regression of the abnormalities in follow up examinations help to rule out malignancy. We report two cases of pseudotumoural cerebellitis (an 11-year-old girl and a 9-year-old boy) studied with CT and MRI.
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Doenças Cerebelares/diagnóstico , Encefalite/diagnóstico , Neoplasias Cerebelares/diagnóstico , Criança , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Feminino , Humanos , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Masculino , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios XRESUMO
An unusual disorder of cerebellar development, rhombencephalosynapsis is a unique entity which presents with cerebellar fusion and absence of cerebellar vermis on imaging studies, often associated with supratentorial findings. No specific clinical syndrome has been described in these patients so far, and most cases are found in infancy and childhood. MRI and its multiplanar capabilities and high spatial and contrast resolution increased its recognition. Two cases are reported, with emphasis on imaging findings.