Cerebral echinococcosis (hydatid disease): investigations
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Cerebral echinococcosis (hydatid disease): investigations. Brainstem, Thalamus, Sylvian aqueduct, Orbit, Ventricle. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI): cyst locations
- Watershed zone of the middle cerebral artery (MCA): these are the most frequent sites
- Brainstem
- Thalamus
- Sylvian aqueduct
- Orbit
- Ventricle
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI): simple cysts
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI): complicated (infected) cysts
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Computed tomography (CT) brain: unilocular cysts
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Computed tomography (CT) brain: multilocular cysts
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Computed tomography (CT) chest and liver: signs
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Diagnostic investigations
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References
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