[HTML][HTML] Brain abscess: an overview

D Muzumdar, S Jhawar, A Goel - International journal of surgery, 2011 - Elsevier
Intracranial abscess is a formidable entity. Despite the advent of newer antibiotics and
surgical strategies, the overall outcome and quality of life issues in brain abscess patients …

A systematic literature review of magnetic resonance spectroscopy for the characterization of brain tumors

W Hollingworth, LS Medina… - American journal …, 2006 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Proton MR spectroscopy (1H-MR spectroscopy) is a
potentially useful adjunct to anatomic MR imaging in the characterization of brain tumors …

Debulking or biopsy of malignant glioma in elderly people–a randomised study

V Vuorinen, S Hinkka, M Färkkilä, J Jääskeläinen - Acta neurochirurgica, 2003 - Springer
Background: Patients with radiologically (MRI and/or CT images) suspected malignant
glioma is referred to radiotherapy after craniotomy and resection of the tumour or after …

Diffusion tensor imaging for preoperative evaluation of tumor grade in gliomas

T Inoue, K Ogasawara, T Beppu, A Ogawa… - Clinical neurology and …, 2005 - Elsevier
The relationship between water diffusion parameters measured using diffusion tensor
imaging (DTI) and histological malignancy of gliomas was investigated. DTI was performed …

The role of diffusion-weighted imaging in the differential diagnosis of intracranial cystic mass lesions: a report of 147 lesions

JS Reddy, AM Mishra, S Behari, M Husain, V Gupta… - Surgical neurology, 2006 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The objective of this study is to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of
DWI in differentiating brain abscesses from other intracranial cystic lesions. METHODS: One …

Differentiation of tuberculous from pyogenic brain abscesses with in vivo proton MR spectroscopy and magnetization transfer MR imaging

RK Gupta, DK Vatsal, N Husain… - American Journal …, 2001 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: MR imaging features are nonspecific with respect to the
causative organism for patients with brain abscesses. On the basis of the hypothesis that the …

[PDF][PDF] Cerebral hydatid disease: CT and MR imaging findings

Y Bükte, S Kemaloglu, H Nazaroglu, Ü Özkan… - Swiss medical …, 2004 - smw.ch
Objective: Cerebral hydatid disease is very rare, representing only 2% of all cerebral space
occupying lesions even in the countries where the disease is endemic. The aim of this paper …

Role of diffusion-weighted imaging and in vivo proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy in the differential diagnosis of ring-enhancing intracranial cystic mass lesions

AM Mishra, RK Gupta, RS Jaggi… - Journal of computer …, 2004 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (PMRS) and diffusion-weighted
imaging (DWI) were compared to determine which technique is more effective in the …

Increased choline levels coincide with enhanced proliferative activity of human neuroepithelial brain tumors

S Herminghaus, U Pilatus… - NMR in Biomedicine …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Proton MR spectroscopy (1H MRS)‐visible total choline‐containing compounds
(tCho‐compounds) are derivatives of membrane phospholipids and, in part, may act as a …

Metabolic viability assessment of cystic echinococcosis using high‐field 1H MRS of cyst contents

W Hosch, T Junghanss, M Stojkovic… - NMR in Biomedicine …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Cystic echinococcosis is a worldwide disease caused by larval stages of the parasite
Echinococcus granulosus (canine tapeworm). In clinical practice, staging of cyst …