Arshed Hussain Parry1, Abdul Haseeb Wani1, Feroze A Shaheen1, Abrar Ahad Wani2, Imza Feroz3, Mohd Ilyas1. 1. 1 Department of Radiodiagnosis, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences , Srinagar , India. 2. 2 Department of Neurosurgery, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences , Srinagar , India. 3. 3 Department of Pathology, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences , Srinagar , India.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: : The present study was aimed to evaluate patients of suspected intracranial tuberculomas with diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI), magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) and susceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI). METHODS: : The present study evaluated 116 patients known or suspected of having central nervous system tuberculosis with advanced MRI techniques comprising of DWI, MRS and SWI in addition to the conventional MRI. RESULTS: : Apparent diffusion coefficient value of tuberculomas was not significantly different (p > 0.05) from apparent diffusion coefficient value of metastatic lesions and high-grade gliomas. MRS revealed that NAA/Cr and NAA/Cho ratios of tuberculomas were not significantly different (p > 0.05) from that of malignant brain lesions. However, Cho/Cr ratio of tuberculomas (1.36 ± 0.41) was significantly lower from that of malignant brain lesions (2.63 ± 0.99). SWI revealed a complete and regular hypointense peripheral ring in 42 cases of tuberculomas (58%) and in none of the malignant brain lesions. CONCLUSION: : DWI offers no clear advantage in differentiating tuberculomas from metastasis and gliomas. Tuberculomas may be differentiated from metastases and gliomas by their unique metabolite pattern on MRS. Presence of a complete and regular peripheral hypointense ring in SWI favors the diagnosis of tuberculomas. ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE:: The results from the present study suggest promising role of SWI in the discrimination of tuberculomas from metastatic brain lesions and gliomas with the presence of a complete and regular peripheral hypointense ring favoring the diagnosis of tuberculomas.
OBJECTIVE: : The present study was aimed to evaluate patients of suspected intracranial tuberculomas with diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI), magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) and susceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI). METHODS: : The present study evaluated 116 patients known or suspected of having central nervous system tuberculosis with advanced MRI techniques comprising of DWI, MRS and SWI in addition to the conventional MRI. RESULTS: : Apparent diffusion coefficient value of tuberculomas was not significantly different (p > 0.05) from apparent diffusion coefficient value of metastatic lesions and high-grade gliomas. MRS revealed that NAA/Cr and NAA/Cho ratios of tuberculomas were not significantly different (p > 0.05) from that of malignant brain lesions. However, Cho/Cr ratio of tuberculomas (1.36 ± 0.41) was significantly lower from that of malignant brain lesions (2.63 ± 0.99). SWI revealed a complete and regular hypointense peripheral ring in 42 cases of tuberculomas (58%) and in none of the malignant brain lesions. CONCLUSION: : DWI offers no clear advantage in differentiating tuberculomas from metastasis and gliomas. Tuberculomas may be differentiated from metastases and gliomas by their unique metabolite pattern on MRS. Presence of a complete and regular peripheral hypointense ring in SWI favors the diagnosis of tuberculomas. ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE:: The results from the present study suggest promising role of SWI in the discrimination of tuberculomas from metastatic brain lesions and gliomas with the presence of a complete and regular peripheral hypointense ring favoring the diagnosis of tuberculomas.
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