CT and MR imaging of the "target sign" in metastatic brain disease

K Okamoto; J Ito; T Saito; H Usuda; T Furusawa; K Sakai; S Tokiguchi

doi:10.1007/s003300050024

CT and MR imaging of the "target sign" in metastatic brain disease

Eur Radiol. 2000;10(1):154-6. doi: 10.1007/s003300050024.

Authors

K Okamoto¹, J Ito, T Saito, H Usuda, T Furusawa, K Sakai, S Tokiguchi

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, Niigata University School of Medicine, 1-757 Asahimachi-dori, Niigata, 951-8510 Japan.

PMID: 10663735
DOI: 10.1007/s003300050024

Abstract

The "target sign" is a common finding in granulomatous infection. A case with the target sign in metastatic brain tumor from small cell lung carcinoma is reported.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Brain Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Brain Neoplasms / secondary*
Carcinoma, Small Cell / diagnosis*
Carcinoma, Small Cell / secondary*
Humans
Lung Neoplasms / pathology*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Male
Middle Aged
Tomography, X-Ray Computed*