Brain infections are often acute and potentially life-threatening diseases of immunocompromised and healthy hosts. Rapid, accurate, and safe diagnostic methods are essential to initiate optimal treatment and reduce mortality from brain infections. We will focus here on focal brain infections as an example of the diagnostic potential and limitations of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and spectroscopy (MRS) methods. Particular attention will be paid to distinguishing between tumors and infective lesions. Different types of infections will be discussed.
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Abbreviations
- ADC:
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apparent diffusion coefficient
- DWI:
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diffusion-weighted imaging
- GBM:
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glioblastoma multiforme
- MRI:
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magnetic resonance imaging
- MRS:
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magnetic resonance spectroscopy
- PCA:
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principal component analysis
- PWI:
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perfusion-weighted imaging
- PRESS:
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point-resolved spectroscopy
- SCS:
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statistical classification strategy
- SNR:
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signal-to-noise ratio
- STEAM:
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stimulated echo acquisition mode
- TE:
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echo time
- TR:
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repetition time
- VOI:
-
volume of interest
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Himmelreich, U., Gupta, R.K. (2008). Application of Magnetic Resonance for the Diagnosis of Infective Brain Lesions. In: Webb, G.A. (eds) Modern Magnetic Resonance. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3910-7_114
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