title: [MR imaging in the diagnosis of primary and secondary cerebral infections].
abstract: Cerebral infections may develop into a life-threatening condition. Fast and correct diagnosis is crucial for a differentiated therapy and MRI imaging is widely accepted as the method of choice. Both specific MR sequences and imaging characteristics of major cerebral infections are addressed in this overview. Furthermore, limitations and pitfalls of the method are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Radiologie, Universität Tübingen. kai.krope@gmx.de
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Krope
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Speil
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pantazis
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nägele
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Horger
mesh_terms: D020806:Central Nervous System Bacterial Infections / Q000473:pathology*; D020314:Central Nervous System Fungal Infections / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*