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"Pathology "

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"T1: isointense to hyperintense"

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"T2/FLAIR: hyperintense"

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"T1 C+ (Gd): usually no enhancement, although enhancing FASI (including potential of regression over time) have been reported ¹³"

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"MR spectroscopy: normal (useful to distinguish from tumours ⁹)"

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"Typically FASI have been described to not have mass effect or enhancement. They most commonly occur in the basal ganglia, brainstem, thalamus, optic tracts, cerebellum, and infrequently cerebral hemispheres ^11,12."

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H1 Terminology
H1 Usage
H1 Epidemiology
H2 Risk factors
H2 Associations
H1 Clinical presentation
H2 Complications
H1 Diagnosis
H2 Diagnostic criteria
H2 Diagnostic clues
H1 Pathology
H2 Aetiology
H2 Location
H2 Classification
H2 Macroscopic appearance
H2 Microscopic appearance
H2 Immunophenotype
H2 Markers
H2 Genetics
H1 Radiographic features
H2 Plain radiograph
H2 Mammography
H2 Antenatal ultrasound
H2 Transoesophageal echocardiography
H2 Ultrasound
H2 CT
H3 Dual-energy CT
H2 Angiography (DSA)
H2 MRI
H2 CT/MRI
H2 Nuclear medicine
H3 PET-CT
H3 PET-MRI
H1 Radiology report
H1 Treatment and prognosis
H2 Complications
H1 History and etymology
H1 Differential diagnosis
H2 Clinical differential diagnosis
H1 Practical points
H1 See also

"Pathology "

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"Focal areas of signal intensity (FASI), also known as focal abnormal signal intensity or unidentified bright objects (UBO), are bright areas on T2-weighted images commonly identified in the basal ganglia (often the globus pallidus), thalamus, brainstem (pons), cerebellum, and subcortical white matter in children with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1)."

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"Focal areas of signal intensity (FASI), also known as focal abnormal signal intensity or unidentified bright objects (UBO), are bright areas on T2-weighted images commonly identified in the basal ganglia (often the globus pallidus), thalamus, brainstem (pons), cerebellum, and subcortical white matter in children with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1)."

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"Typically FASI have been described to not have mass effect or enhancement. They most commonly occur in the basal ganglia, brainstem, thalamus, optic tracts, cerebellum, and infrequently cerebral hemispheres ^11,12."

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"There is controversy about the relationship of FASI with cognitive dysfunction in NF1 ³. Some studies in the early 2000s suggested a relationship between cognitive impairment, and the presence, number, and location of FASI, but only thalamic lesions seem to be strongly associated with cognitive impairment ^3-6."

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"There are case series that show that occasionally FASI can have mass effect/enhancement, and in these cases the FASI become difficult to distinguish from a low-grade glioma."

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