Ventricular CSF pulsation artifact

Case contributed by Bruno Di Muzio
Diagnosis certain

Patient Data

Age: 40 years
Gender: Male

MRI Brain

mri

FLAIR image delineating a left intraventricular high signal area corresponding to a ventricular CSF pulsation artifact. This artifact was not present on other sequences (not shown). 

Annotated image

FLAIR image delineating a left intraventricular high signal area corresponding to a ventricular CSF pulsation artifact (yellow arrow). This artifact was not present on other sequences (not shown). 

Case Discussion

It is important to be aware of this common pulsation artefact.

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