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Use of Diffusion-Weighted MR Imaging in Differential Diagnosis Between Intracerebral Necrotic Tumors and Cerebral Abscesses AJNR 20:1252-1257, Desprechins,B.,et al, 1999 See this aricle in Pubmed Article Abstract The differential diagnosis between intracerebral necrotic tumors and cerebral abscesses is frequently impossible with conventional MR imaging. We report two cases of cerebral abscesses that showed high signal on diffusion-weighted echo planar imaging and a strongly reduced apparent diffusion coefficient. This appearance was not present in our cases of necrotic/cystic gliomas (eight cases) and necrotic metastases (two cases). WE believe that diffusion-weighted MR imaging may be a diagnostic clue in cases of cerebral ôring-enhancingö masses.

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