title: Cerebral hydatid disease CT and MR findings.
abstract: In this study, we reviewed the computed tomography (CT, n=9) and magnetic resonance (MR, n=5) imaging findings of 11 patients with pathologically confirmed cerebral hydatid disease. Among our patients, there were 10 cases of Echinococcus granulosus and 1 case of Echinococcus multilocularis. Common CT and MR imaging findings of E. granulosus lesions were well-defined, smooth thin-walled, spherical, homogeneous cystic lesions with no contrast enhancement, no calcification, and no surrounding edema. E. multilocularis lesions showed calcified round, solid pattern with definite margins, contrast enhancement, and surrounding edema.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Social Security Hospital, Dişkapi, Ankara 06110, Turkey. fbalkan@gen.hun.edu.tr
authors.forename: Meriç
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tüzün
authors.forename: Nur
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Altinörs
authors.forename: Irfan Serdar
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Arda
authors.forename: Baki
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hekimoğlu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D002648:Child; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed