Contrast-enhanced magnetization transfer saturation imaging improves MR detection of herpes simplex encephalitis. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 1996 Apr;17(4):773-6
Date
04/01/1996Pubmed ID
8730199Pubmed Central ID
PMC8337272Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0029867860 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 35 CitationsAbstract
Cranial MR imaging was performed in three patients in whom herpes simplex encephalitis was subsequently proved. In all cases, the postcontrast T1 weighted MR images obtained with magnetization transfer saturation showed greater central nervous system involvement than was apparent on the conventional MR images. Specifically, the postcontrast magnetization transfer images were superior at delineating generalized meningeal enhancement as well as focal areas of brain involvement not seen on noncontrast T2-weighted images orconventionalpostcontrast T1-weightedimages.
Author List
Burke JW, Mathews VP, Elster AD, Ulmer JL, McLean FM, Davis SBAuthor
Vincent Mathews MD Chair, Professor in the Radiology department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
BrainCerebral Cortex
Child, Preschool
Diagnosis, Differential
Encephalitis, Viral
Female
Herpes Simplex
Herpesvirus 1, Human
Humans
Image Enhancement
Infant
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Meninges
Sensitivity and Specificity