The Significance of Perfusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Evaluating the Pathological Biological Activity of Cerebral Alveolar Echinococcosis

This study aimed to evaluate the value of perfusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MR-PWI) in assessing cerebral alveolar echinococcosis (CAE) biological activity. Methods Totally, 15 cases of CAE patients who underwent surgery were enrolled. The MR-PWI perfusion parameters were measured and compared. Results The MR-PWI perfusion parameters cerebral blood flow (CBF), cerebral blood volume (CBV), and mean transit time were different among different areas. Their values were in the descending order of lesion marginal area> contralateral normal brain area> lesion center area. However, time-to-peak value was in the ascending order of lesion marginal area
Source: Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography - Category: Radiology Tags: Neuroimaging: Brain Source Type: research