Purpose: The magnetic resonance(MR) appearance of 23 biopsy-proven meningiomas were retrospectively evaluatedand correlated with histologic pattern;fibroblastic, transitional, syncytial, angioblastic. Materials and Methods:Twenty three patients with biopsy-proven meningiomas were examined with MR imaging over a 3 years period. Imageswere assessed for average T1,T2 intensity score(1-5), degree of edema, calcification, cyst formation or necrosisand dural tail sign. Results: T1-weighted images show only one significant correlation between fibroblastic typeand angioblastic type (p<0.04). Angioblastic type was more hypointense than gray matter(1.83/isointense to gray 3)on T1-weighted image. Syncytial and angioblastic tumors had average T2 intensity scores much higher than those offibroblastic and transitional types. All three cases of angioblastic tumors had shown severe edema. Calcifiedlesions were much more common in transitional and fibroblastic types than in syncytial or angioblastic types.Conclusion: MRI is a helpful diagnostic imaging modality with good correlation between its MR findings andhistologic patterns.