Abstract:Objective To investigate the value of CT and MRI perfusion imaging in differentiating intracranial hemangiopericytoma (HPC) and meningioma. Methods A retrospective analysis of 14 patients with HPC and 42 patients with meningioma confirmed by operation and pathology was performed. The imaging morphological and perfusion parameters of them were analyzed statistically. Results Routine CT scan and CT perfusion were performed in 7 cases of HPC and 25 cases of meningioma, 7 cases of HPC and 17 cases of meningioma underwent routine MR and perfusion weighted imaging (PWI). Totally 64.3% (9/14) of HPCs and 11.9% (5/42) of meningiomas were lobulated, the difference was statistically significant (χ2 = 12.698, P = 0.000). RCBF (t = 3.649, P = 0.001), RCBV (t = 2.570, P = 0.015) and RrCBV (t = 2.907, P = 0.008) in perfusion imaging of HPCs were significantly higher than those of meningiomas, while RMTT and RTTP did not differ significantly. Conclusion Intracranial HPC and meningioma overlap a lot in imaging morphology, but there are significant differences in perfusion imaging parameters; CT and MRI perfusion imaging can help to improve the preoperative diagnosis rate of HPC.