کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
4248108 1283717 2012 5 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Neuroimaging of tumefactive multiple sclerosis with atypical features
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی رادیولوژی و تصویربرداری
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Neuroimaging of tumefactive multiple sclerosis with atypical features
چکیده انگلیسی
Tumefactive demyelinating lesions or tumefactive multiple sclerosis (TMS) constitute a unique presentation of demyelinating disease that frequently mimics intracranial neoplasm, infection or other, nondemyelinating intracranial pathology. Consequently, these lesions, which are larger than typical multiple sclerosis plaques and are generally characterized by certain MRI features including edema and incomplete ring enhancement, pose a serious diagnostic challenge that frequently prompts biopsy in initial evaluation. Biopsy can be averted when imaging features for TMS are seen on MRI. We present a biopsy-proven case of TMS with atypical imaging features, evaluated using MRI and diffusion-tensor imaging.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Radiology Case Reports - Volume 7, Issue 4, 2012, 752
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