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. 2019 Nov 5;19:271. doi: 10.1186/s12883-019-1460-x

Fig. 2.

Fig. 2

Brain MRI T1-weighted imaging without (c) and with (d) gadolinium contrast enhancement. Hydrocephalus as a consequence of disease progression. Hyper-intensity on T1 was due to the paramagnetic effect of melanin, which had stable organic free radicals inside it, resulting in shortened T1 relaxation times in typical melanotic melanoma