title: Comparison of MRI sequences to detect ventriculitis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The ability of different MRI sequences to depict characteristic findings suggestive of ventriculitis was compared.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The study comprised 20 brain MRI studies in 13 patients who had a final diagnosis of ventriculitis. Both diffusion-weighted imaging and FLAIR imaging were equally and highly sensitive for detecting intraventricular debris and pus--the most common MRI finding suggestive of ventriculitis. FLAIR imaging was superior to contrast-enhanced T1-weighted imaging for depicting ventricular wall abnormalities--a less common finding that also is suggestive of ventriculitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Japan Self-Defense Forces Central Hospital, 1-2-24, Ikejiri, Setagaya, Tokyo 154-8532, Japan.
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fujikawa
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsuchiya
authors.forename: Keita
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Honya
authors.forename: Toshiaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nitatori
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D020806:Central Nervous System Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged