CT and MR findings of brain aspergillosis.
CT and MR findings of a case of brain aspergillosis with histopathologic correlation are reported. On both CT and MR images, there were multiple lesions in the corticomedullary junction (CMJ) that appeared to disrupt the cortical sulci and that were not enhanced by intravenous contrast material. In most of these lesions, there were centrally located structures that were enhanced by intravenous contrast material and that appeared to be continuous from markedly enhanced adjacent dilated cortical vessels. Histopathologic examination of the autopsy specimen showed multiple hemorrhagic infarcts in the CMJ with remaining dilated cortical vessels that had been thrombosed by aspergillus hyphae.
Okafuji
Takashi
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Department of Radiology, National Kyushu Cancer Center, 3-1-1 Notame, Minami-ku, Fukuoka 811-1395, Japan. oka-pu@radiol.med.kyushu-u.ac.jp
Yabuuchi
Hidetake
H
Nagatoshi
Yoshihisa
Y
Hattanda
Youichi
Y
Fukuya
Tatsuro
T
D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D020953:Neuroaspergillosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed