MR spectroscopy in brain infections.
Infection of the central nervous system can be life-threatening and hence requires early diagnostic support for its optimal management. Routine definitive laboratory diagnostic tests can be time-consuming and delay definitive therapy. Noninvasive imaging modalities have established themselves in the diagnosis of various neurologic diseases. In this article, a pragmatic review of the current role of magnetic resonance spectroscopy in the diagnosis and management of intracranial infections is addressed.
Department of Radiodiagnosis, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226014, India. rgupta@sgpgi.ac.in
Rakesh K
RK
Gupta
Kamlesh J
KJ
Jobanputra
Abhishek
A
Yadav
D000596:Amino Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000378:metabolism; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism*; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism*; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D011522:Protons
D000596:Amino Acids; D015415:Biomarkers; D011522:Protons
Brain; Infections; MR imaging; MR spectroscopy; Neuro-infections