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Use of Diffusion-Weighted MR Imaging in Differential Diagnosis Between Intracerebral Necrotic Tumors and Cerebral Abscesses

Brigitte Desprechins, Tadeusz Stadnik, Guus Koerts, Wael Shabana, Catherine Breucq and Michel Osteaux
American Journal of Neuroradiology July 1999, 20 (7) 1252-1257;
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Summary: The differential diagnosis between intracerebral necrotic tumors and cerebral abscesses is frequently impossible with conventional MR imaging. We report two cases of cerebral abscesses that showed high signal on diffusion-weighted echo planar imaging and a strongly reduced apparent diffusion coefficient. This appearance was not present in our cases of necrotic/cystic gliomas (eight cases) and necrotic metastases (two cases). We believe that diffusion-weighted MR imaging may be a diagnostic clue in cases of cerebral “ring-enhancing” masses.

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Use of Diffusion-Weighted MR Imaging in Differential Diagnosis Between Intracerebral Necrotic Tumors and Cerebral Abscesses
Brigitte Desprechins, Tadeusz Stadnik, Guus Koerts, Wael Shabana, Catherine Breucq, Michel Osteaux
American Journal of Neuroradiology Jul 1999, 20 (7) 1252-1257;

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Use of Diffusion-Weighted MR Imaging in Differential Diagnosis Between Intracerebral Necrotic Tumors and Cerebral Abscesses
Brigitte Desprechins, Tadeusz Stadnik, Guus Koerts, Wael Shabana, Catherine Breucq, Michel Osteaux
American Journal of Neuroradiology Jul 1999, 20 (7) 1252-1257;
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