title: Imaging of cranio-meningeal infectious and inflammatory involvement.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Radiologia, U.O.Neuroradiologia e Radiologia, Az. Ospedaliera S. Antonio Abate, Gallarate, Italy. giorgiomnnz@alice.it
authors.forename: Giorgio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Minonzio
authors.forename: Massimo Paolucci
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Colico
authors.forename: Angelo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ghezzi
authors.forename: Davide
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zarcone
mesh_terms: 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