title: Multimodality imaging in cranial blastomycosis, a great mimicker: Case-based illustration with review of clinical and imaging findings.
abstract: We describe the clinical, laboratory, and imaging data of three patients who are proven cases of blastomycosis with cranial involvement. In this review, we discuss the imaging features of cranial blastomycosis with relevant clinical case examples including computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and advanced MR imaging techniques like magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) and MR perfusion. Literature is reviewed for modern-day diagnosis and treatment of this fatal intracranial infection, if not diagnosed promptly and managed effectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Division of Neuroradiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
authors.forename: Puneet S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Kochar
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Division of Neuroradiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
authors.forename: Chinar O
authors.initials: CO
authors.lastname: Lath
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Division of Neuroradiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
authors.forename: Andrew P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Division of Neuroradiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
authors.forename: John L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Ulmer
keywords: Blastomycosis; cranial; magnetic resonance imaging