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Neuroimaging in Central Nervous System Infections

verfasst von: Nathaniel C. Swinburne, Anmol G. Bansal, Amit Aggarwal, Amish H. Doshi

Erschienen in: Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports | Ausgabe 6/2017

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Abstract

Radiologic imaging is often employed to supplement clinical evaluation in cases of suspected central nervous system (CNS) infection. While computed tomography (CT) is superior for evaluating osseous integrity, demineralization, and erosive changes and may be more readily available at many institutions, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has significantly greater sensitivity for evaluating the cerebral parenchyma, cord, and marrow for early changes that have not yet reached the threshold for CT detection. For these reasons, MRI is generally superior to CT for characterizing bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic infections of the CNS. The typical imaging features of common and uncommon CNS infectious processes are reviewed.

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Titel: Neuroimaging in Central Nervous System Infections
verfasst von: Nathaniel C. Swinburne
Anmol G. Bansal
Amit Aggarwal
Amish H. Doshi
Publikationsdatum: 01.06.2017
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports / Ausgabe 6/2017
Print ISSN: 1528-4042
Elektronische ISSN: 1534-6293
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11910-017-0756-8

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