Comparison of post contrast fluid attenuated inversion recovery, 3D T1-SPACE, and T1W MRI sequences with fat suppression in the diagnosis of infectious meningitis.

Satyakam MishraSuprava Naik Sanjeev Kumar Bhoi Suprava NaikNerbadyswari Deep BagAnupam DeySudipta MohakudSamarendra Mahapatro

Published in: The neuroradiology journal (2023)

Meningeal enhancement could be better appreciated in PC-FLAIR image than PC-T1WI and PC-T1-SPACE. Enhancement in PC-T1-SPACE was comparable to that of PC-T1WI. Being a T1 based spin echo sequence, PC-T1-SPACE has all the advantages of PC-T1WI in addition to its ability to differentiate meningeal enhancement from leptomeningeal vessels. Hence, PC-T1WI can be replaced by PC-T1-SPACE and PC-FLAIR can be added to routine MRI protocol in suspected case of meningitis.

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