Published November 2015 | Version v1
Journal article

The application of MRI in diagnosis and prognostic evaluation for viral encephalitis

  • 1. Department of Radiology, XinHua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai (China)

Description

Viral encephalitis is a group of infectious diseases of central nervous system caused by kinds of viruses and is characterized by mental and conscious disturbance. MRI has been widely used in the diagnosis of viral encephalitis.In recent years, the value of DWI and ADC measurement in evaluation of the pathologic lesion of viral encephalitis has gradually drawn attention. However, the research on the application of DWI and ADC measurement in determination of the disease prognosis and the evaluation of treatment efficacy is relatively rare. In this paper, we focused on the value of MRI in the diagnosis and the evaluation of the pathologic lesion of viral encephalitis, the determination of the disease prognosis, and the evaluation of treatment efficacy. (authors)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
International Journal of Medical Radiology
Journal Volume
38
Journal Issue
6
Journal Page Range
p. 520-522
ISSN
1674-1897

INIS

Country of Publication
China
Country of Input or Organization
China
INIS RN
50035992
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DIAGNOSIS; ENCEPHALITIS; INFECTIOUS DISEASES; NMR IMAGING; VIRUSES
Descriptors DEC
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; MICROORGANISMS; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PARASITES

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22 refs.; http://dx.doi.org/10.3874/j.issn.1674-1897.2015.06.Z0602