Health Dictionary
Reliable, easy-to-read patient information on common medical conditions — written in plain language, free of jargon, and grounded in current evidence. Browse the most frequent diagnoses, understand what they mean for everyday life, and learn which steps and questions help you have a focused conversation with your doctor.
Polyarteritis nodosa MRI
Introduction
Overview
Overview
MRI is useful to identify hemorrhage and ischemia in the central nervous system. New MRI techniques utilize perfusion weighted images and blood diffusion to distinguish intracranial hemorrhage and reversible ischemia. MRI can also be used to image the abdomen when there is GI involvement.
MRI
MRI
- MRI is useful to identify hemorrhage and ischemia in the central nervous system. [1][2]
- New MRI techniques utilize perfusion weighted images and blood diffusion to distinguish intracranial hemorrhage and reversible ischemia.
- MRI can also be used to image the abdomen when there is GI involvement.
References
References
- ↑ Hakyemez B, Erdogan C, Gokalp G, Dusak A, Parlak M (January 2010). “Solitary metastases and high-grade gliomas: radiological differentiation by morphometric analysis and perfusion-weighted MRI”. Clin Radiol. 65 (1): 15–20. doi:10.1016/j.crad.2009.09.005. PMID 20103416.
- ↑ De Belder FE, Oot AR, Van Hecke W, Venstermans C, Menovsky T, Van Marck V, Van Goethem J, Van den Hauwe L, Vandekerckhove M, Parizel PM (2012). “Diffusion tensor imaging provides an insight into the microstructure of meningiomas, high-grade gliomas, and peritumoral edema”. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 36 (5): 577–82. doi:10.1097/RCT.0b013e318261e913. PMID 22992609.
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]; Haritha Machavarapu, M.B.B.S.