1.
Neuroimaging Clin N Am
; 7(3): 461-98, 1997 Aug.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9376964
ABSTRACT
Understanding the rationale of contrast media use in MR imaging is based on knowledge of the blood brain barrier (BBB) and the pathophysiology of infectious agents attacking the central nervous system. This article focuses on the relationship between BBB structures and functions in healthy and unhealthy conditions and contrast media in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
Subject(s)
AIDS Dementia Complex/diagnosis , Brain Diseases/diagnosis , Contrast Media , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , AIDS Dementia Complex/pathology , AIDS Dementia Complex/physiopathology , AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/diagnosis , Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/pathology , Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/physiopathology , Blood-Brain Barrier , Brain/metabolism , Brain/pathology , Brain/physiopathology , Brain Abscess/diagnosis , Brain Abscess/virology , Brain Diseases/virology , Brain Neoplasms/diagnosis , Contrast Media/administration & dosage , Contrast Media/chemistry , Contrast Media/pharmacokinetics , Encephalitis, Viral/diagnosis , Granuloma/diagnosis , Granuloma/virology , Humans , Image Enhancement , Lymphoma, AIDS-Related/diagnosis , Meningitis, Bacterial/diagnosis , Meningitis, Viral/diagnosis
2.
Minerva Pediatr
; 44(10 Suppl 1): 91-9, 1992 Oct.
Article
in Italian
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-1470082