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MR vessel wall imaging in tubercular meningitis.
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- Analysis of risk factors for acute cerebral infarction in patients with intracranial tuberculosis.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Article
- MRI advances in the imaging diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis: opportunities and innovations.Frontiers in microbiology · 2023Review
- MRI-based radiomics signature for identification of invisible basal cisterns changes in tuberculous meningitis: a preliminary multicenter study.European radiology · 2022Article
- High-resolution vessel wall imaging in human neurocysticercosis with leptomeningitis.Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria · 2022Article
- High-resolution intracranial vessel wall imaging in cerebral viral infections evaluations.Neuroradiology · 2022Article
- MR vessel wall imaging in cerebral bacterial and fungal infections.Neuroradiology · 2022Article
- Detection of meningovascular neurotuberculosis through intracranial vessel wall imaging.Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposeTubercular meningitis (TBM) has the propensity to cause secondary vasculitis through various mechanisms leading to development of cerebrovascular complications. These vascular involvements can be detected by vessel wall imaging (VWI). In this study, we aimed to study detailed findings of vessel wall imaging in cases of tubercular meningitis.
methodsAll consecutive patients of suspected tubercular meningitis in whom diagnosis of TBM could be made according to diagnostic criteria given by Ahuja et al. were included in the study. High-resolution MR VWI and time of flight (TOF) magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) were done along with routine MRI sequences. Arteries up to second-order branches were studied, and statistical analyses were done with respect to stage of tubercular meningitis, infarctions and TOF MRA findings.
resultsOut of all 101 cases of TBM, infarctions were found in 49 cases (48.5%), and vessel wall enhancement was seen in 67 cases (66.3%). With increasing severity of disease, more severe vascular involvement was seen on VWI. There was significant association between enhancement of individual arteries and infarctions in their territories. VWI had better sensitivity than the MRA, while MRA had better specificity than VWI for detection of vascular complications.
conclusionTubercular vasculitis can be detected by VWI in the form of nodular or smooth segmental enhancement of vessel wall with or without stenosis. Incorporation of VWI in routine MR imaging can play a greater role in early detection and management of cerebrovascular complications which can help to improve prognosis of the disease.
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