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. 2015 Aug;28(4):426–437. doi: 10.1177/1971400915609341

Table 2.

Advanced MR characteristics of common skull base pathologies4,5,27,30.

Perfusion (rCBV) ADC (106 mm2/s) FA SWI Other techniques
Meningioma High (5–11) Variable Variable No blooming MRS – alanine peak
Schwannoma Low (<3) Variable Blooming
Paraganglioma High Blooming
Chordoma Low (<1500)
Chondrosarcoma High (>1500)
Endolymphatic sac tumor High Blooming
Rosai–Dorfman disease Low Low High Blooming
Granulomas Low Blooming
Cholesteatoma Low
Cavernous hemangioma Centripetal enhancement