The Application of MR Spectroscopy and MR Perfusion in Cerebral Syphilitic Gumma: A Case Report

Cerebral syphilitic gumma is a rare disease and can be misdiagnosed as a common brain tumor when only conventional imaging results are adopted. Differentiating between syphilitic gumma and tumors may be achieved by applying advanced magnetic resonance (MR) techniques, such as MR spectroscopy and MR...

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Autores principales: Cui, Linyang, Liu, Jie, Zhang, Wenjun, Xu, Zushan, Hou, Hongjun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020
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Neuroscience
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7609909/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33192243
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2020.544802
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author Cui, Linyang
Liu, Jie
Zhang, Wenjun
Xu, Zushan
Hou, Hongjun
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Liu, Jie
Zhang, Wenjun
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description Cerebral syphilitic gumma is a rare disease and can be misdiagnosed as a common brain tumor when only conventional imaging results are adopted. Differentiating between syphilitic gumma and tumors may be achieved by applying advanced magnetic resonance (MR) techniques, such as MR spectroscopy and MR perfusion. However, the MR perfusion characteristics of cerebral syphilitic gumma have not been reported yet. Here, we report a case of cerebral syphilitic gumma in a 52-year-old woman and discuss the imaging features of conventional MR, MR spectroscopy, and MR perfusion. The results suggest that the application of MR spectroscopy and MR perfusion could provide additional information that contributes to the diagnosis of cerebral syphilitic gumma.
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spelling pubmed-76099092020-11-13 The Application of MR Spectroscopy and MR Perfusion in Cerebral Syphilitic Gumma: A Case Report Cui, Linyang Liu, Jie Zhang, Wenjun Xu, Zushan Hou, Hongjun Front Neurosci Neuroscience Cerebral syphilitic gumma is a rare disease and can be misdiagnosed as a common brain tumor when only conventional imaging results are adopted. Differentiating between syphilitic gumma and tumors may be achieved by applying advanced magnetic resonance (MR) techniques, such as MR spectroscopy and MR perfusion. However, the MR perfusion characteristics of cerebral syphilitic gumma have not been reported yet. Here, we report a case of cerebral syphilitic gumma in a 52-year-old woman and discuss the imaging features of conventional MR, MR spectroscopy, and MR perfusion. The results suggest that the application of MR spectroscopy and MR perfusion could provide additional information that contributes to the diagnosis of cerebral syphilitic gumma. Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-10-21 /pmc/articles/PMC7609909/ /pubmed/33192243 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2020.544802 Text en Copyright © 2020 Cui, Liu, Zhang, Xu and Hou. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
spellingShingle Neuroscience
Cui, Linyang
Liu, Jie
Zhang, Wenjun
Xu, Zushan
Hou, Hongjun
The Application of MR Spectroscopy and MR Perfusion in Cerebral Syphilitic Gumma: A Case Report
title The Application of MR Spectroscopy and MR Perfusion in Cerebral Syphilitic Gumma: A Case Report
title_full The Application of MR Spectroscopy and MR Perfusion in Cerebral Syphilitic Gumma: A Case Report
title_fullStr The Application of MR Spectroscopy and MR Perfusion in Cerebral Syphilitic Gumma: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed The Application of MR Spectroscopy and MR Perfusion in Cerebral Syphilitic Gumma: A Case Report
title_short The Application of MR Spectroscopy and MR Perfusion in Cerebral Syphilitic Gumma: A Case Report
title_sort application of mr spectroscopy and mr perfusion in cerebral syphilitic gumma: a case report
topic Neuroscience
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7609909/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33192243
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2020.544802
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