Table 1: Adult versus Pediatric intracranial ependymoma [16].
|
Adults |
Pediatrics |
|
|
Age |
Middle age adults |
Children less than 5 years |
|
Size |
> 4 cm |
< 4 cm |
|
Location |
Supratentorial |
Infratentorial |
|
Imaging features |
Cystic component |
Solid component, Necrosis, Valcification |
Typical findings in both the adult and pediatric population.
|
CT features |
Iso to slightly hypoattenuating, +Enhancement on post contrast images |
|
MRI features |
T1 Isointense, T2 Hypointense +Enhancement on Post contrast images Hypointense T1/T2 Foci-hemosiderin, Calcifications, or Necrosis |
Based on a retrospective study of CT and MRI characteristics of 41 cases [17].