Brain 17 Vienna

PHYSIOLOGICAL IMAGING DWI MRI

• Differential diagnosis of abscess, epidermoid cyst, traumatic shearing injury, toxic and infectious encephalitis, immediate post brain injury • Accurate interpretation of new abnormal contrast enhancement developing soon after tumor resection

Brain abscess

• Postoperative ischemia

PITFALL : Para or ferromagnetic materials such as blood products or calcium within the brain can simulate pathology on DWI as well as perfusion MRI

Epidermoid