MRI demonstration of haemorrhage in the wall of a brain abscess: possible implications for diagnosis and management

Authors
Sudhakar, KV Agrawal, S Rashid, MR Hussain, N Hussain, M Gupta, RK
Citation
Kv. Sudhakar et al., MRI demonstration of haemorrhage in the wall of a brain abscess: possible implications for diagnosis and management, NEURORADIOL, 43(3), 2001, pp. 218-222
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Neurology,"Neurosciences & Behavoir
Journal title
NEURORADIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00283940 → ACNP
Volume
43
Issue
3
Year of publication
2001
Pages
218 - 222
Database
ISI
SICI code
0028-3940(200103)43:3<218:MDOHIT>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
Haemorrhage in the wail of a brain abscess is rare and may falsely suggest a neoplasm on MRI. We describe two cases of haemorrhage in the wall of a br ain abscess and discuss the role of in vivo proton MRS in the diagnosis and management.