Intracranial metastatic mucinous adenocarcinoma with characteristic features on diffusion-weighted imaging and in vivo magnetic resonance spectroscopy

Summary Intracranial abscesses and metastases are common lesions that might not be differentiated on routine MRI alone. In vivo proton spectroscopy and diffusion‐weighted imaging have been used as complementary investigations for improved tissue characterization. In the present report we illustrate...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Australasian radiology 2004-06, Vol.48 (2), p.129-132
Main Authors: Guruprasad, Ashwathnarayan S, Chandrashekar, Hoskote S, Jayakumar, Peruvumba N, Srikanth, Subbamma G, Shankar, Susarla K
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
abscess
adenocarcinoma
Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous - diagnosis
Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous - secondary
Adult
Brain Neoplasms - diagnosis
Brain Neoplasms - secondary
Diagnosis, Differential
diffusion
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Male
mucin
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Summary Intracranial abscesses and metastases are common lesions that might not be differentiated on routine MRI alone. In vivo proton spectroscopy and diffusion‐weighted imaging have been used as complementary investigations for improved tissue characterization. In the present report we illustrate the role of mucin and its contribution to signal characteristics on diffusion‐weighted imaging in a metastatic mucinous adenocarcinoma.
ISSN:0004-8461
1440-1673
DOI:10.1111/j.1440-1673.2004.01272.x