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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
MRI scan is not needed for diagnosis of coccidioidomycosis and is considered only in cases of dissemination involving brain. MRI brain is considered more sensitive than CT for the diagnosis of meningitis or CNS spread | MRI scan is not needed for diagnosis of coccidioidomycosis and is considered only in cases of dissemination involving brain. MRI brain is considered more sensitive than CT for the diagnosis of meningitis or CNS spread<ref name="pmid24870817">{{cite journal |vauthors=Starkey J, Moritani T, Kirby P |title=MRI of CNS fungal infections: review of aspergillosis to histoplasmosis and everything in between |journal=Clin Neuroradiol |volume=24 |issue=3 |pages=217–30 |year=2014 |pmid=24870817 |doi=10.1007/s00062-014-0305-7 |url=}}</ref> | ||
==MRI Brain== | ==MRI Brain== | ||
*Calcified nodules may be seen in brain parenchyma, but are difficult to distinguish from other such lesions caused by bacterial and fungal organisms. | *Calcified nodules may be seen in brain parenchyma, but are difficult to distinguish from other such lesions caused by bacterial and fungal organisms. |
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Overview
MRI scan is not needed for diagnosis of coccidioidomycosis and is considered only in cases of dissemination involving brain. MRI brain is considered more sensitive than CT for the diagnosis of meningitis or CNS spread[1]
MRI Brain
- Calcified nodules may be seen in brain parenchyma, but are difficult to distinguish from other such lesions caused by bacterial and fungal organisms.
References
- ↑ Starkey J, Moritani T, Kirby P (2014). "MRI of CNS fungal infections: review of aspergillosis to histoplasmosis and everything in between". Clin Neuroradiol. 24 (3): 217–30. doi:10.1007/s00062-014-0305-7. PMID 24870817.