title: [Diagnostic imaging on inflammatory lesions of central nervous system].
abstract: Inflammatory lesions of the central nervous system are divided into infectious and non-infectious diseases. Diagnostic imaging has important roles for understanding the status of diseases, determining the treatment strategy, and assessing the effect of the treatment. This article illustrates diagnostic imaging modalities useful for evaluating inflammatory lesions of the central nervous system and diagnostic strategy which are valuable for differentiating the inflammatory lesions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University.
authors.forename: Toshinori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hirai
mesh_terms: D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000175:diagnosis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008581:Meningitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon