Small intracranial lipomas close to a cerebral artery are hyperintense on TOF MR images and could be mistaken for partially thrombosed aneurysms and associated flow-related artifact. A defining characteristic of lipomas on TOF source images results from the out-of-phase india ink artifact. This dark fringe in the periphery of the lesions is characteristic and helps avoid potential diagnostic pitfalls.
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