Nonspecificity of meningeal enhancement in craniospinal magnetic resonance imaging.
Magnetic resonance imaging contrast agents are exquisitely sensitive in detecting meningeal abnormalities, which almost invariably manifest as abnormal enhancement. This property of the contrast agents is not accompanied by an equal degree of specificity, but as shown by the two case reports, contrast agents are still helpful to detect and define the extent of the meningeal abnormality, and to document its resolution, or the lack thereof.
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Louisiana State University Medical Center, Shreveport 71130.
D000328:Adult; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D003287:Contrast Media; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008578:Meninges / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
D003287:Contrast Media