title: Magnetic resonance imaging of granulomatous inflammations: sarcoidosis and tuberculosis.
abstract: This article discusses the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of two of the most common granulomatous disorders affecting the brain--sarcoidosis and tuberculosis. Many of the imaging features are similar for both disorders; and although the diagnosis may be suggested based on radiographic findings, it is ultimately a clinical one.
authors.affiliation: Section of Neuroradiology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill 27599-7510.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Castillo
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014390:Tuberculosis, Meningeal / Q000175:diagnosis