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Postcontrast imaging of 2 patients with glioblastoma. These tumors are notorious for spreading along the white matter tracts - in this case the transverse fibers of the corpus callosum, given them a classic "butterfly" appearance.
Do not recommend.
Got to watch my father die slowly from it over 12 months.