Zusammenfassung
Infektionen des Zentralnervensystems müssen häufig in differenzialdiagnostische Erwägungen einbezogen werden, vor allem bei immungeschwächten Personen. Die neuroradiologische Bildgebung, darunter fortgeschrittene Techniken wie diffusionsgewichtete MRT und Perfusions-MRT, leisten einen entscheidenden Beitrag zur Abgrenzung der verschiedenen Hirninfektionen untereinander und gegenüber anderen, z. B. neoplastischen Erkrankungen. In dieser Übersicht stellen wir die radiologischen Phänomene der wichtigsten Infektionen des Gehirns bei Erwachsenen vor und diskutieren ausführlich differenzialdiagnostische Aspekte.
Abstract
Infectious diseases of the central nervous system have often to be considered in differential diagnosis, particularly in immunocompromised persons. Neuroimaging, specifically advanced techniques such as diffusion-weighted MRI and perfusion MRI contribute much to the differentiation of various brain infections and to delineation of brain infections from other, for instance, neoplastic diseases. In this review we present the imaging criteria for the most important brain infections in adults and discuss in detail differential diagnostic aspects.
Key words
Infection - parasites - CT - MR diffusion/perfusion - MR imaging - brain
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