title: Intracranial metastatic mucinous adenocarcinoma with characteristic features on diffusion-weighted imaging and in vivo magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
abstract: Intracranial abscesses and metastases are common lesions that might not be differentiated on routine MRI alone. In vivo proton spectroscopy and diffusion-weighted imaging have been used as complementary investigations for improved tissue characterization. In the present report we illustrate the role of mucin and its contribution to signal characteristics on diffusion-weighted imaging in a metastatic mucinous adenocarcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroimaging and Interventional Radiology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bangalore, India.
authors.forename: Ashwathnarayan S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Guruprasad
authors.forename: Hoskote S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Chandrashekar
authors.forename: Peruvumba N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Jayakumar
authors.forename: Subbamma G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Srikanth
authors.forename: Susarla K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Shankar
mesh_terms: D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary; D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008297:Male