Clinical applications of diffusion weighted imaging in neuroradiology

M Drake-Pérez, J Boto, A Fitsiori, K Lovblad… - Insights into …, 2018 - Springer
Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) has revolutionised stroke imaging since its introduction in
the mid-1980s, and it has also become a pillar of current neuroimaging. Diffusion …

Pitfalls in the diagnosis of brain tumours

AMP Omuro, CC Leite, K Mokhtari… - The Lancet …, 2006 - thelancet.com
Establishing the diagnosis of a brain tumour is not always a straightforward process. Many
non-neoplastic neurological diseases can mimic brain neoplasms on neuroimaging or on …

Comparative evaluation of fungal, tubercular, and pyogenic brain abscesses with conventional and diffusion MR imaging and proton MR spectroscopy

G Luthra, A Parihar, K Nath, S Jaiswal… - American Journal …, 2007 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: It is difficult to differentiate the cause of brain abscesses
with the use of CT and MR imaging. We did a comparative evaluation of pyogenic …

Diagnostic criteria for neurocysticercosis, revisited

OH Del Brutto - Pathogens and global health, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Diagnosis of neurocysticercosis (NCC) can be a challenge. Clinical manifestations are non-
specific, most neuroimaging findings are non-pathognomonic, and some serologic tests …

Central nervous system tuberculosis: pathophysiology and imaging findings

D Patkar, J Narang, R Yanamandala… - Neuroimaging Clinics of …, 2012 - Elsevier
With the onset of the human immunodeficiency virus pandemic, the incidence of
tuberculosis, including central nervous system (CNS) tuberculosis, has increased in …

Magnetic resonance imaging in central nervous system tuberculosis

R Trivedi, S Saksena, RK Gupta - Indian Journal of Radiology …, 2009 - thieme-connect.com
Tuberculosis (TB) in any form is a devastating disease, which in its most severe form
involves the central nervous system (CNS), with a high mortality and morbidity. Early …

Tuberculoma of the central nervous system

AR DeLance, M Safaee, MC Oh, AJ Clark… - Journal of Clinical …, 2013 - Elsevier
Tuberculosis is among the oldest and most devastating infectious diseases worldwide.
Nearly one third of the world's population has active or latent disease, resulting in 1.5 million …

Parasitic diseases of the central nervous system

AAKA Razek, A Watcharakorn… - Neuroimaging …, 2011 - neuroimaging.theclinics.com
Parasitic diseases are distributed worldwide, with increased prevalence in areas of poor
sanitation. Although these diseases occur much more frequently in develo** countries …

Neurocysticercosis

P Singhi - Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most common cause of acquired epilepsy in develo**
countries. It can present variably depending on the location and stage of cysts in the nervous …

MRI to demonstrate diagnostic features and complications of TBM not seen with CT

M Pienaar, S Andronikou, R van Toorn - Child's Nervous System, 2009 - Springer
Background Computed tomography (CT) findings in children with tuberculous meningitis
(TBM) often do not explain the clinical presentation and may even be normal. Magnetic …