Report of diffusion‐weighted MRI in two cases with different cerebral hydatid disease
Articles > Article · 2004
Authors: Ömer KİTİŞ, Mehmet Cem ÇALLI, Nilgün Yünten
Acta Radiologica, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, WoS, 2004, vol 45, pp 85-87
DOI: 10.1080/02841850410000737
Summary
PURPOSE: To present MRI findings in two cases of cerebral hydatid disease with an emphasis on diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) findings of Echinococcus granulosus (EG) versus Echinococcus alveolaris (EA). RESULTS: EG lesions were isointense with cerebrospinal fluid in all sequences including DWI. On DWI, EA lesions remained hypointense on b = 1000 s/mm2 diffusion-weighted images. Apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values of EG and EA lesions were completely different from each other, 2.88 +/- 0.24 x 10(-3) s/mm2 and 1.33 +/- 0.15 x 10(-3) s/mm2, respectively. CONCLUSION: The ADC values could not be used to discriminate from other differential diagnoses.