title: MRI in cerebral schistosomiasis: characteristic nodular enhancement in 33 patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of our study was to describe the characteristic MRI appearance of cerebral infection with Schistosoma japonicum.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Cerebral infection with S. japonicum can cause a characteristic MRI pattern of a large mass comprising multiple intensely enhancing nodules, sometimes with areas of linear enhancement. The typical appearance may be useful for diagnosis in endemic regions and may potentially be useful in cases imported into countries in which the disease is not endemic.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, 12 Wulumuqi Zhong Rd., Shanghai, PR China, 200040.
authors.forename: Hanqiu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: C C Tchoyoson
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Xiaoyuan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Zhenwei
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Yuanjun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Huaping
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Xingrong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020818:Neuroschistosomiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D012549:Schistosoma japonicum
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA