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The 46th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Neurology
Diagnostic imaging on inflammatory lesions of central nervous system
Toshinori Hirai, M.D.
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University
Inflammatory lesions of the central nervous system are divided into infectious and non-infectious diseases. Diagnostic imaging has important roles for understanding the status of diseases, determining the treatment strategy, and assessing the effect of the treatment. This article illustrates diagnostic imaging modalities useful for evaluating inflammatory lesions of the central nervous system and diagnostic strategy which are valuable for differentiating the inflammatory lesions.
(CLINICA NEUROL, 45: 959|961, 2005)
key words: inflammatory lesions, central nervous system, MRI, SPECT
(Received: 27-May-05)