Susceptibility-weighted imaging is helpful in diagnosis of cerebral gnathostomiasis
Issued Date
2022-01-01
Resource Type
ISSN
19714009
eISSN
23851996
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85140009970
Pubmed ID
36242093
Journal Title
Neuroradiology Journal
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SCOPUS
Bibliographic Citation
Neuroradiology Journal (2022)
Suggested Citation
Hirunpat P., Panyaping T., Taebunpakul P., Charoensri A., Hirunpat S. Susceptibility-weighted imaging is helpful in diagnosis of cerebral gnathostomiasis. Neuroradiology Journal (2022). doi:10.1177/19714009221132948 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/87407
Title
Susceptibility-weighted imaging is helpful in diagnosis of cerebral gnathostomiasis
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Abstract
Purpose: To describe the role of SWI compared with other MR imaging sequences and CT in diagnosis of cerebral gnathostomiasis. Materials and methods: CTs and MRIs of patients with cerebral gnathostomiasis were retrospectively reviewed. The types of intracranial hemorrhage, including intraparenchymal hemorrhage (IPH), subdural hemorrhage (SDH), subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), and their locations were recorded. Results: Four patients proven as cerebral gnathostomiasis were included. Intracranial hemorrhage was detected in all patients. There was IPH in all patients, SAH in 2 patients, and SDH in 2 patients. All patients (4/4) revealed hemorrhagic tracts which were very conspicuously seen on SWI. Other imaging sequences could also reveal hemorrhagic tracts in 3 patients (3/4) but are less conspicuously seen than SWI. None of the CT brains could detect hemorrhagic tracts. Conclusions: Intracranial hemorrhage associated with hemorrhagic tract, best demonstrated by SWI, is the key imaging characteristic in diagnosis of cerebral gnathostomiasis.