Diffusion- and perfusion-weighted MR imaging in a patient with acute demyelinating encephalomyelitis (ADEM)

被引:29
作者
Bernarding, J [1 ]
Braun, J [1 ]
Koennecke, HC [1 ]
机构
[1] Free Univ Berlin, Klinikum Benjamin Franklin, Dept Med Informat, D-12200 Berlin, Germany
关键词
demyelinating encephalomyelitis; MR diffusion imaging; MR perfusion imaging; tissue signatures; ADEM;
D O I
10.1002/jmri.10045
中图分类号
R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
摘要
To monitor changes of brain tissue metabolism in acute demyelinating encephalitis (ADEM), we examined a patient with suspected ADEM by serial MRI including diffusion and perfusion-weighted imaging (DWI, PWI). Within the inflammatory tissue, the apparent diffusion coefficients were reduced, normal, and increased, Perfusion varied between reduced and normal values, except for small hyperperfused regions. Combining standard MRI with DWI and PWI may elucidate different overlapping phases in cerebral inflammation.
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