title: MRI of the head in Wegener's granulomatosis.
abstract: MRI of the head was performed in 25 patients suffering from Wegener's granulomatosis. 23 patients showed mucosal inflammation in the nasal cavity and in the paranasal sinuses, 10 patients had granulomas in the paranasal sinuses and in the orbits, 7 patients had cerebral lesions, 3 patients had submucosal hemorrhages in the paranasal sinuses and 3 patients showed bone erosions or destructions in the facial skeleton, which was visible only by CT.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Radiologische Diagnostik, Universität Kiel.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Asmus
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Koltze
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Muhle
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Spielmann
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Duncker
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Noelle
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Beigel
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Gross
mesh_terms: D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000473:pathology; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D014890:Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / Q000473:pathology*; D006257:Head; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000473:pathology; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000473:pathology