Imaging of cranio-meningeal infectious and inflammatory involvement.
A pictorial review was performed (with added acquisition technique optimization guidelines) on CT and MR imaging of intracranial meningeal involvement from infectious or inflammatory origin, on the inherent main differential diagnoses, and on the topography of contiguous extension of lesions.
Minonzio
Giorgio
G
Dipartimento di Radiologia, U.O.Neuroradiologia e Radiologia, Az. Ospedaliera S. Antonio Abate, Gallarate, Italy. giorgiomnnz@alice.it
Colico
Massimo Paolucci
MP
Ghezzi
Angelo
A
Zarcone
Davide
D
D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D008578:Meninges / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008581:Meningitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008582:Meningitis, Aseptic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008587:Meningitis, Viral / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D012886:Skull / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards