Cerebral mucormycosis: proton MR spectroscopy and MR imaging
| Autor: | Justin A. Siegal, Beth Levy, Donald J. Kennedy, John Visconti, Edwin D. Cacayorinb, Donna Rizk, A. Sami Nassif, William H. Perman, Csaba Galambos |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
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Male Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Metabolite Biomedical Engineering Biophysics Sensitivity and Specificity Central nervous system disease chemistry.chemical_compound Nuclear magnetic resonance Fatal Outcome Central Nervous System Fungal Infections medicine Humans Mucormycosis Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging medicine.diagnostic_test Biopsy Needle Brain Magnetic resonance imaging Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy medicine.disease Mr imaging Magnetic Resonance Imaging chemistry Differential diagnosis Isoleucine Protons |
| Zdroj: | Magnetic resonance imaging. 18(7) |
| ISSN: | 0730-725X |
| Popis: | Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) was integrated with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the evaluation of a case of cerebral mucormycosis. MRS showed markedly elevated lactate, depleted N-acetyl aspartate and metabolite resonances attributable to succinate and acetate. The spectroscopy profile is essentially similar to that of bacterial abscess but without the commonly seen resonances of the amino acids valine, leucine and isoleucine. Our extensive literature review did not yield any reports of MRS findings on cerebral mucormycosis. MRS prospectively limited the differential diagnoses given the otherwise nonspecific and complex MR imaging findings in our immunosuppressed patient. |
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