PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Rana, Shadab
AU  - Albayram, Sait
AU  - Lin, Doris D.M.
AU  - Yousem, David M.
TI  - Diffusion-Weighted Imaging and Apparent Diffusion Coefficient Maps in a Case of Intracerebral Abscess with Ventricular Extension
DP  - 2002 Jan 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 109--112
VI  - 23
IP  - 1
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/23/1/109.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/23/1/109.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.2002 Jan 01; 23
AB  - Summary: Previous findings have demonstrated the diagnostic usefulness of diffusion-weighted imaging in depicting specific features of a brain abscess. We report a case of a cerebral abscess, which ruptured into the ventricular system, including its findings on both diffusion-weighted images and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) maps. Purulent material within the left lateral ventricle, similar to that of the central abscess cavity, was strongly hyperintense on diffusion-weighted images. However, variable signal intensity changes were observed on the ADC map; these probably corresponded to regional variation of the concentration of protein in the purulent material. In this case, both diffusion-weighted images and ADC maps were important and complementary in the evaluation of ventricular extension of an intracerebral abscess.