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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editors-in-Chief: Ujjwal Rastogi, MBBS [2]

Overview

Magnetic resonance imaging or MRI is used in great deal for the care of HIV-positive patients. MRI is the first-choice among neuroimaging modality in the workup for AIDS dementia complex. An MRI is more sensitive than a head CT in determining if a lesion is truly solitary.

Advantages of MRI over CT in AIDS diagnosis

  • Much more sensitive than CT scan in determining if a lesion is truly solitary.
  • Greater sensitivity for white matter disease.
  • Greater sensitivity for lesions in the posterior fossa.[1]
  • Helps in identifying a peripheral lesion which is more accessible for histological sampling, in case a biopsy is being considered.[2]

Reference

  1. Skiest DJ (2002). "Focal neurological disease in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome". Clin. Infect. Dis. 34 (1): 103–15. doi:10.1086/324350. PMID 11731953. Retrieved 2012-02-12. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  2. Whiteman ML, Post MJ, Berger JR, Tate LG, Bell MD, Limonte LP (1993). "Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in 47 HIV-seropositive patients: neuroimaging with clinical and pathologic correlation". Radiology. 187 (1): 233–40. PMID 8451420. Retrieved 2012-02-12. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

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