Cerebral cavernous malformations (cavernomas): CT features
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Cerebral cavernous malformations (cavernomas): CT features. Focal increased density areas. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Computed tomography (CT) features
- Focal increased density areas
- There is usually no contrast enhancement
- There is usually no mass effect
- There may be surrounding vasogenic oedema after recent haemorrhage
CT differential diagnoses
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Other CT features
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References
- Kuroedov D, Cunha B, Pamplona J, Castillo M, Ramalho J. Cerebral cavernous malformations: typical and atypical imaging characteristics. J Neuroimaging 2022 (Online ahead of print).
- Strickland CD, Eberhardt SC, Bartlett MR, et al. Familial cerebral cavernous malformations are associated with adrenal calcifications on CT scans: an imaging biomarker for a hereditary cerebrovascular condition. Radiology 2017; 284:443-450.
