title: CNS involvement in AIDS: spectrum of CT and MR findings.
abstract: The brain may be affected by a variety of abnormalities in association with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Knowledge of their existence and characteristic imaging features are important to radiologists for detection, diagnosis, and initiation of an appropriate treatment. Although there is a considerable overlap in the imaging characteristics of different entities, some findings are found to be very suggestive of a particular disease. The CT and MR imaging techniques are commonly used in the diagnosis of neurological disorders in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients, to verify treatment response and to guide brain biopsy. This review attempts to describe CT and MR features of infectious and malignant brain disorders in HIV-seropositive patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Hospital, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, A-1090 Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Thurnher
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Thurnher
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Schindler
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007968:Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016483:Lymphoma, AIDS-Related / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed