Pyogenic brain abscess with atypical features resembling glioblastoma in advanced MRI imaging.
Publisher DOI
PubMed ID
28491190
Abstract
Differentiation between infectious and neoplastic brain processes is crucial for treatment planning. Advanced magnetic resonance imaging techniques, such as diffusion, perfusion, susceptibility weighted imaging, and magnetic resonance spectroscopy, enhance the imaging differences between these two pathologies. However, despite the utilization of these advanced techniques, the pathologic process may be confound by atypical findings. Here, we report a case of an autistic patient with multiple brain lesions with diffusion weighted imaging, susceptibility weighted imaging, and perfusion patterns resembling features of a multicentric glioblastoma, which were confirmed surgically, neuropathologically, and bacteriologically as brain abscesses. We discuss the differentiation of these different entities in the light of advanced magnetic resonance imaging techniques.
Date Issued
2017-06
Publication Type
Article
Subject(s)
Subjects
Diffusion
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Infectious
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Neoplastic
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Perfusion
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Susceptibility
Language(s)
en
Journal
Radiology case reports
Publisher
Elsevier
ISSN
1930-0433
Access(Rights)
open.access