Application of Diffusion Weighted Imaging in Diagnosis of Viral Encephalitis in Children
- VernacularTitle:磁共振弥散加权成像在病毒性脑炎诊断中的应用
- Author:
shu-zhen, MENG
;
he, ZHANG
;
kai-li, XU
;
xiao-ming, WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
magnetic resonance imaging;
diffuse weighted imaging;
encephalitis,viral;
diagnosis
- From:Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics
2006;0(22):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To explore the application of diffusion weighted imaging(DWI) in diagnosis of viral encephalitis in children.Methods Conventional MR imaging(T2WI and T1WI) and DWI were performed on 20 patients with viral encephalitis diagnosed clinically.Location and number of lesions demonstrated on these imagings and percents in their abnormality were compared.Results Percen-(tage of abnormality) demonstrated on DWI was significantly higher than that on T1WI(?~2=4.44 P
