Cerebral toxoplasmosis: unusual MRI findings

被引：7
作者：
Correia, Carolina da Cunha [1 ]
Lacerda, Heloisa Ramos [2 ]
de Assis Costa, Vlaudia Maria [2 ]
de Queiroz Brainer, Alessandra Mertens [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil
[2] Univ Fed Pernambuco, Hosp Clin, Recife, PE, Brazil
来源：
CLINICAL IMAGING | 2012年 / 36卷 / 05期
关键词：
Cerebral toxoplasmosis; AIDS; Magnetic resonance image; CENTRAL-NERVOUS-SYSTEM; LESIONS; AIDS;
D O I：
10.1016/j.clinimag.2012.01.019
中图分类号：
R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
学科分类号：
1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
摘要：
Background: Single cerebral toxoplasmic lesions are rarely explored. Methods: Through magnetic resonance imaging, 10 lesions were analyzed regarding location, signal intensity, contrast enhancement, eccentric target, and meningeal uptake. Results: Five lesions were corticosubcortical and in the deep three (60%) had infratentorial locations. Iso- or hypointense signal predominated in T1 sequence, but in T2, there was variability. Perilesional edema and ring contrast enhancement occurred in 100% of lesions, but eccentric targets and meningeal uptake were less frequent. Conclusion: Even in the presence of single lesions, iso- or hypointense signal in T I, perilesional edema, and ring enhancement are suggestive of cerebral toxoplasmosis. Crown Copyright (c) 2012 Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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页数：4
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