Comparison of T2-weighted and fluid-attenuated inversion-recovery fast spin-echo MR sequences in intracerebral AIDS-associated disease

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1601-1609

  Thurnher, Majda M ^a   Thurnher, Siegfried A ^a   Fleischmann, Dominik ^a   Steuer, Andrea ^b   Rieger, Armin ^a   Helbich, Thomas ^a   Trattnig, Siegfried ^a   Schindler, Erwin ^a   Hittmair, Karl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b Pulmologisches Zentrum   (Austria)

Author keywords

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS); Brain; Comparative studies; Magnetic resonance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIDS RELATED COMPLEX; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFECTION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

ADULT; AIDS DEMENTIA COMPLEX; BRAIN; FEMALE; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0344229151     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (29)

1. Norbash AM, Glover GH, Enzmann DR. Intracerebral lesion contrast with spin-echo and fast spin-echo pulse sequences. Radiology 1992;185:661-665
2. Keller E, Gieseke J, Kossack D, et al. Wertigkeit der Turbo-FLAIR-Sequenz in der Diagnostik zerebraler Erkrankungen bei 0.5 Tesla. Fortschr Rontgenstr 1995;163:497-504
3. Noguchi K, Ogawa T, Inugami A, et al. Acute subarachnoid hemorrhage: MR imaging with fluid-attenuated inversion recovery pulse sequences. Radiology 1995;196:773-777
4. Bergin PS, Fish DR, Shorvon SD, Oatridge A, de Souza NM, Bydder GM. Magnetic resonance imaging in partial epilepsy: additional abnormalities shown with fluid attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) pulse sequence. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1995; 58:439-443
5. Rydberg JN, Hammond CA, Grimm RC, et al. Initial clinical experience in MR imaging of the brain with a fast fluid-attenuated inversion-recovery pulse sequence. Radiology 1994;193: 173-180
6. Hashemi RH, Bradley WG, Chen DY, et al. Suspected multiple sclerosis: MR imaging with a thin section fast FLAIR pulse sequence. Radiology 1995;196:505-510
7. Jack CR, Rydberg CH, Krecke KN, et al. Mesial temporal sclerosis: diagnosis with fluid-attenuated inversion-recovery versus spin-echo MR imaging. Radiology 1996;199:367-373
8. Takanashi J, Sugita K, Fujii K, Niimi H. MR evaluation of tuberous sclerosis: increased sensitivity with fluid-attenuated inversion recovery and relation to severity of seizures and mental retardation. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 1995;16:1923-1928
9. Baratti C, Barkhof F, Hoogenraad F, Valk J. Partially saturated fluid attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) sequences in multiple sclerosis: comparison with fully relaxed FLAIR and conventional spin-echo. Magn Reson Imaging 1995;13:513-521
10. Tsuchiya K, Mizutani Y, Hachiya J. Preliminary evaluation of fluid-attenuated inversion-recovery MR in the diagnosis of intracranial tumors. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 1996;17:1081-1086
11. Murata T, Itoh S, Koshino Y, et al. Serial cerebral MRI with FLAIR sequence in acute carbon monoxide poisoning. J Comput Assist Tomogr 1995;19:631-634
12. White ML, Edwards-Brown MK. Fluid attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) MRI of herpes encephalitis. J Comput Assist Tomogr 1995;19:501-505
13. Rydberg JN, Riederer SJ, Hammond CA, et al. Contrast optimization of fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) imaging. Magn Reson Med 1995;34:868-877
14. Alexander JA, Sheppard S, Davis PC, Salverda P. Adult cerebrovascular disease: role of modified rapid fluid-attenuated inversion-recovery sequences. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 1996;17: 1507-1513
15. Kupfer MC, Zee CS, Colletti PM, Boswell WD, Rhodes R. MRI evaluation of AIDS-related encephalopathy: toxoplasmosis vs. lymphoma. Magn Reson Imaging 1990;8:51-57
16. Post MJD, Tate LG, Quencer RM, et al. CT, MR, and pathology in HIV encephalitis and meningitis. AJR Am J Roentgenol 1988;151: 373-380
17. Chrysikopoulos HS, Press GA, Grafe MR, Hesselink JR, Wiley CA. Encephalitis caused by human immunodeficiency virus: CT and MR imaging manifestations with clinical and pathologic correlation. Radiology 1990;175:185-191
18. Glantz SA. Primer of Biostatistics. 3rd ed. San Francisco, Calif: McGraw-Hill; 1992
19. Budka H, Costanzi G, Cristina S, et al. Brain pathology induced by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV): a histological, immunocytochemical, and electron microscopical study of 100 autopsy cases. Acta Neuropathol 1987;75:185-198
20. Olson EM, Healy JF, Wong WHM, Youmans DC, Hesselink JR. MR detection of white matter disease of the brain in patients with HIV infection: fast spin-echo vs conventional spin-echo pulse sequences. A JR Am J Roentgenol 1994;162:1199-1204
21. Post MJD, Berger JR, Quencer RM. Asymptomatic and neurologically symptomatic HIV-seropositive individuals: prospective evaluation with cranial MR imaging. Radiology 1991;178:131-139
22. Post MJD, Berger JR, Duncan R, Quencer RM, Pall L, Winfield D. Asymptomatic and neurologically symptomatic HIV-seropositive subjects: results of long-term MR imaging and clinical follow-up. Radiology 1993;188:727-733
23. Grafe MJ, Press GA, Berthoty DP, Hesselink JR, Wiley CA. Abnormalities of the brain in AIDS patients: correlation of postmortem MR findings with neuropathology. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 1990;11:905-911
24. Ramsay RG, Geremia GK. CNS complications of AIDS: CT and MR findings. AJR Am J Roentgenol 1988;151:449-454
25. De Coene B, Hajnal JV, Gatehouse P, et al. MR of the brain using fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) pulse sequences. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 1992;13:1555-1564
26. De Coene B, Hajnal JV, Pennock JM, Bydder GM. MRI of the brain stem using fluid attenuated inversion recovery pulse sequence. Neuroradiology 1993;35:327-331
27. Hajnal JV, Collins AG, White SJ, et al. Imaging of human brain activity at 0.15 T using fluid attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) pulse sequence. Magn Reson Med 1993;30:650-653
28. Hajnal JV, Bryant DJ, Kasuboski L, et al. Use of fluid attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) pulse sequences in MRI of the brain. J Comput Assist Tomogr 1992;16:841-844
29. Hajnal JV, De Coene B, Lewis PD, et al. High signal regions in normal white matter shown by heavily T2-weighted CSF nulled IR sequences. J Comput Assist Tomogr 1992;16:506-513