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Comparative Study

. 2006 Oct;187(4):1048-53.

doi: 10.2214/AJR.04.1923.

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Comparative Study

Comparison of MRI sequences to detect ventriculitis

Akira Fujikawa et al. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2006 Oct.

Abstract

Objective: The ability of different MRI sequences to depict characteristic findings suggestive of ventriculitis was compared.

Conclusion: The study comprised 20 brain MRI studies in 13 patients who had a final diagnosis of ventriculitis. Both diffusion-weighted imaging and FLAIR imaging were equally and highly sensitive for detecting intraventricular debris and pus--the most common MRI finding suggestive of ventriculitis. FLAIR imaging was superior to contrast-enhanced T1-weighted imaging for depicting ventricular wall abnormalities--a less common finding that also is suggestive of ventriculitis.

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