Usefulness of magnetic resonance imaging with SWI sequence (susceptibility-weighted imaging) in diagnosing cerebral hemosiderosis - case report

Elżbieta Jurkiewicz; Iwona Pakuła-Kościesza; Sławomir Barszcz; Katarzyna Nowak; Ewa Swięszkowska; Marcin Roszkowski

Usefulness of magnetic resonance imaging with SWI sequence (susceptibility-weighted imaging) in diagnosing cerebral hemosiderosis - case report

Pol J Radiol. 2010 Jul;75(3):47-50.

Authors

Elżbieta Jurkiewicz¹, Iwona Pakuła-Kościesza, Sławomir Barszcz, Katarzyna Nowak, Ewa Swięszkowska, Marcin Roszkowski

Affiliation

¹ MRI Laboratory, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland.

PMID: 22802791
PMCID: PMC3389880

Abstract

Background: The purpose of this study was to determine whether the SWI sequence may improve the MRI evaluation of hemosiderin deposits in the brain.

Case report: We report a case of a 7-year-old girl after a total resection of a large tumor mass (ependymoma G II) located in the left hemisphere. Late complication of surgery was hemosiderosis of the brain diagnosed with SWI sequence.

Conclusions: SWI sequence is very sensitive in diagnosing hemosiderin deposits. It allowed us to recognize cerebral hemosiderosis in this case. We suggest to include this sequence in routine MRI examinations of the brain, especially in cases of potential and suspected intracranial bleeding.

Keywords: SWI (susceptibility-weighted imaging); children; hemispherectomy; hemosiderosis; magnetic resonance imaging.

Publication types

Case Reports