====== Schwannoma Diagnosis ======

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[[Schwannoma]]s usually demonstrated
by hypointensity on T1-weighted images and
hyperintensity on T2-weighted images.
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MRI characteristics
((Beaman FD, Kransdorf MJ, Menke DM. Schwannoma: radiologic-pathologic correlation. Radiographics. 2004 Sep-Oct;24(5):1477-81. doi: 10.1148/rg.245045001. PMID: 15371621.))
of schwannomas include specific signs (split fat, fascicular, target) and signal patterns (ie isointense T1 signal relative to skeletal muscle; increased and slightly heterogeneous T2 signals).