CEREBRAL ABSCESS WITH MULTIPLE RIMS ON MRI

Authors
PYHTINEN J PAAKKO E JARTTI P
Citation
J. Pyhtinen et al., CEREBRAL ABSCESS WITH MULTIPLE RIMS ON MRI, Neuroradiology, 39(12), 1997, pp. 857-859
Citations number
16
Journal title
Neuroradiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00283940
Volume
39
Issue
12
Year of publication
1997
Pages
857 - 859
Database
ISI
SICI code
0028-3940(1997)39:12<857:CAWMRO>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
We present a patient with multiple brain abscesses caused by Nocardia asteroides. On T2-weighted MRI, multiple concentric rims were seen in the abscess, which could be a finding specific for infection. The rims may be due to organization of the necrotic debris and phagocytoses by macrophages in the capsule.