ISSN:
1432-1920
Keywords:
Key words Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
;
Magnetic resonance imaging
;
Contrast-enhancement
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract Our purpose was to determine whether triple-dose delayed contrast-enhanced images would improve lesion detection in patients with symptomatic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. We reviewed 33 MRI studies on 29 patients. Single-dose immediate T 1-weighted spin-echo (1x-T 1) images were compared with delayed triple-dose images (D3x-T 1). Two neuroradiologists decided which technique showed more lesions, increased lesion conspicuity and/or altered the radiologic diagnosis. The D3x-T 1 technique improved lesion detection in 14 of 29 patients (48 %). In two patients (7 %), the improvement changed the radiologic diagnosis by showing new meningeal lesions.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s002340050881
