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Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References, Aims and objectives: Very important aspects of aging in all stages of life occur in the brain. Nowadays when the life expectancy is prolonged, it is necessary to know the processes associated with normal and abnormal brain aging. Brain pH value can provide some...

Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References, Aims and objectives: 1 H-magnetic resonance spectroscopy( 1 H-MRS) is a non-invasive feasible method for in vivo quantification of brain metabolites such as N-acetylaspartate, choline, creatine, myo-inositol and glutamate-glutamine. The biochemical information is...

Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References, Aims and objectives: To evaluate the use of multiparametric prostate MR imaging in dose escalation for intermediate to high grade...

Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information References, Learning objectives: The purpose of this paper is to: • illustrate the wide magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) spectrum of rather subtle brain abnormalities in patients with various types of hyperkinetic or hypokinetic movement disorders, • present potential pearls...

Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References, Aims and objectives: The aim of this study was to examine the effect of standard non-ferromagnetic high voltage LED lamps operated in the MR scanning room on magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS)...

Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References, Aims and objectives: The gold standard for measuring hepatic fat is an invasive biopsy. Many MRI methods currently exist to quantifying fat fractions, but few have proven to be accurate. The purpose of this project is to determine which MRI technique is the most...

Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References, Aims and objectives: Tuberculosis is a common human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-related opportunistic infection in India and it may be the initial clinical manifestation of AIDS (1, 2). CNS tuberculosis has a high mortality rate of at least 70%. A total of 5%–9% of...

Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References, Aims and objectives: Background Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) recipients are exposed to several pre-transplant or HSCT-related therapies which are assumed to increase the risk of cardiovascular disease [1,2]. Nonetheless, evidence for how to monitor...

Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information References, Learning objectives: To demonstrate wide spectrum of clinical and MR imaging manifestations of uterine sarcomas with pathologic correlation, and review the advanced MR techniques in differential diagnosis, tumor staging, and addressing therapeutic strategy according to...

Clinical History Image Findings Discussion Find Diagnosis Differential Diagnosis, male, 45 years, Clinical History: 45-year old man with 7 year history of dysarthria presented in 2018 with clinical worsening. Past MRI showed multiple brain lesions, biopsy showed no tumor cells but was otherwise inconclusive. LP was negative for oligoclonal bands. The patient was diagno... Final Diagnosis: Tumefactive demyelinating lesion

Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References, Aims and objectives: Normal, physiological ageing is associated with reduced left ventricular (LV) function [1]. Longitudinal and circumferential strain analysis may be helpful to characterize ageing-related LV functional changes. Possibly, myocardial fibrosis and...

Clinical History Image Findings Discussion Find Diagnosis Differential Diagnosis, female, 4 years, Clinical History: A 4-year-old female with recent and progressive bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, extrapyramidal symptoms and hyperlactacidemia, comes at our institution and a MRI is performed. She returns two years later for a control with right anacusia, left hear... Final Diagnosis: MITOCHONDRIAL MYOPATHY, ENCEPHALOPATHY, LACTIC ACIDOSIS, AND STROKE (MELAS) SYNDROME.

Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information References, Learning objectives: To describe the most common radiological findings in atypical meningiomas found in CT and MRI, and its differential...

Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References, Aims and objectives: The utility of proton MR spectroscopy ( 1 H-MRS) has been recognized also in cardiac field for adipose tissue characterization. [1-5] Fat content in the myocardium is generally very low (0.65%) and its increasing could lead to myocardial dysfunction...

Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References, Aims and objectives: During the whole prenatal period a number of interesting changes occur in the fetal brain [1,2]. Beginning with the 18th week of gestation, brain is big enough in order to be studied using magnetic resonance (MR) methods [3]. Structural and volume...

Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References, Aims and objectives: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common chronic inflammatory demyelinating disease affecting the central nervous system of young adults. the clinical course of MS is extremly variable. In about 85% of MS cases, the patients presents with a...

Clinical History Image Findings Discussion Find Diagnosis Differential Diagnosis, male, 32 years, Clinical History: A 32 year old male patient presented with complaints of sudden loss of consciousness and right sided weakness since 2 days. Patient had chronic cough with expectoration, low grade fever and weight loss since last 6 months. Final Diagnosis: Pontine Tuberculoma

Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information References, Learning objectives: Review new theories regarding the physiopathology of the Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Correlate those with the radiologic findings, with emphasis on MRI and its advanced techniques Perform a differential diagnosis with other...

Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References, Aims and objectives: Breast cancer; is one of the biggest health problems with the most common cause of cancer and the second common cause of cancer-related deaths among women[1]. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI); is a method used to identify breast cancer in addition...

Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information References, Learning objectives: To understand the complex imaging anatomy of the neuro- ophthalmological relay pathway. To review the imaging appearances of the diverse spectrum of neoplastic and non- neoplastic lesions that can cause binocular...

Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information References, Learning objectives: To understand the role of functional MRI in patients treated for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma in differentiating post-treatment effects from residual/recurrent...

Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information References, Learning objectives: To describe new MRI techniques and their applications in patients with multiple sclerosis. To understand the importance of new MRI techniques for the diagnosis and follow up of patients with multiple...

Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information References, Learning objectives: Joints are the main target of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), however RA is a systemic inflammatory process that can also affect central nervous system (CNS). The aim of this study is to provide a comprehensive spectrum of intracranial MRI findings in...

Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References, Aims and objectives: The global prevalence of dementia is estimated to be 24 million and likely to double every 20 years. [1] AD (Alzheimer’s disease) is the most common primary neurodegenerative disease but usually coexists with other pathologies associated with...

Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information References, Learning objectives: To illustrate the clinical utility of Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy imaging (MRSI) in the evalutation of patients with diffuse infiltrating pontine gliomas...

Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information References, Learning objectives: To review the wide range of imaging presentation of...

Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References, Aims and objectives: Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (HMRS) is a well-known technique of a brain studies, while phosphorus spectroscopy (PMRS) method has been still examining. They both can be used in order to investigate skeletal muscles: muscle energetic (PMRS)...

Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References, Aims and objectives: Intracellular pH provides information on homeostatic mechanisms in nerve cells (1). Knowledge of pH provides information about possible disorders in cellular mechanism (2). It is possible to determine this value with the phosphorus magnetic...

Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References, Aims and objectives: NMR allows to investigate multiple aspects of physiological parameters in vivo such as regional perfusion, blood and tissue oxygenation, intracellular pH or high-energy phosphate metabolism. Classical NMR acquisition schemes rarely explore more than...

Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References, Aims and objectives: The goal of this electronic poster is to establish the different characteristics by conventional and advanced MRI techniques of oligodendrogliomas and oligoastrocytomas. At the same time, analyze whether they are of statistical value for predicting...

Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References, Aims and objectives: To prospectively evaluate the value of single proton MR-spectroscopy (MRS) in differential diagnosis of ovarian...

Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information References, Learning objectives: Show the MRI features of encephalitis focusing on the number of lesions, regions affected, acute, sub-acute or chronic presentation, localised or diffuse disease and...

Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References, Aims and objectives: Epilepsy is the fourth most common serious neurological disorder and TLE (Temporal Lobe Epilepsy), the most frequent form of refractory focal epilepsy. MRI Epilepsy protocols have been already established in many centers in order to facilitate the...

Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References, Aims and objectives: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, inflammatory disease that causes demyelination and axonal loss in the central nervous system (CNS), concerning most frequently young people, with a predominance of women. It is an important social problem as it...

Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information References, Learning objectives: To highlight the benefits of MRS in CNS lesions. To correlates metabolite levels measured by preoperative MR spectroscopic (MRS) imaging with histologic findings of biopsies To find the sensitivity and specificity of MRS in classifying brain...

Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References, Aims and objectives: Despite timely introduction of combined antiretroviral therapy (cART), which is crucial for peripheral control of disease, prevalence of mild forms of HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND) remains stable [1, 2]. The aim of this study was to...

Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References, Aims and objectives: Recent studies showed that the focal supratentorial injury could lead to secondary function changes of cerebellum, manifested as regional decrease for blood flow and/or metabolism, which was named as "crossed cerebellar diaschisis" (1-3). Ischemic...

Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information References, Learning objectives: - To understand the features of conventional imaging and the advantages offered by advanced techniques in their diagnosis. - To establish the role played by advanced imaging techniques after treatment with the introduction of the RANO criteria and...

Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References, Aims and objectives: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease whose pathologic hallmark is the loss of motor neuron in the cortex, the brain stem and the spinal cord (1). Currently, ALS is diagnosed when both upper and lower motor signs...

Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information References, Learning objectives: To review basic information about medulloblastoma in children. To list the MRI and CT features of medulloblastomas. To discuss the differential diagnosis of posterior fossa tumors based on imaging findings. To present the current knowledge about the...

Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information References, Learning objectives: The purpose of this review is to outline the current research into MRI assessment for patients undergoing...

Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References, Aims and objectives: 1H MRS of spinal cord parameters optimization and its implementation into clinical practice. Obtaining good quality spectra in spinal cord is much more difficult than in brain because of cerebrospinal fluid flow, heartbeat, respiratory...

Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information References, Learning objectives: To review the clinical indications, technical considerations, and pitfalls that should be considered in the acquisition, processing, and interpretation of the advanced MR images: magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), diffusion tensor imaging...

Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References, Aims and objectives: Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy (MRS) of a brest is a noninvasive diagnostic test for measuring biochemical changes in the breast, especially in the presence of tumors. While magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) identifies the anatomical location of...

Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References, Aims and objectives: INTRODUCTION Hypoxic-ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) describes the abnormal neurological state occurring in a newborn infant following a significant hypoxic-ischemic insult. HIE is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity in the neonatal period and...

Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information References, Learning objectives: To identify and describe the various typical and atypical imaging findings of CNS (Central nervous system) tuberculosis (TB) on MRI (Magnetic resonance imaging). To differentiate these findings of CNS Tuberculosis from most common differentials with...

Clinical History Image Findings Discussion Find Diagnosis Differential Diagnosis, female, 3 years, Clinical History: A 3 year-old-girl presented with headaches and partial complex seizures for a few months. There were findings suggestive of increased intracranial pressure. Final Diagnosis: Parietal anaplastic ganglioglioma.

Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References, Aims and objectives: Kearns–Sayre syndrome (KSS) is a rare mitochondrial DNA-deletion syndrome, which belongs to a group of mitochondrial diseases that also includes Pearson syndrome and progressive external ophthalmoplegia (PEO) [1]. The disease classically shows the...

Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information References, Learning objectives: The aim is to learn how to distinguish typical from atypical / malignant meningiomas using conventional MR imaging and advanced technics such as diffusion weighted MR imaging (DWI) and proton MR spectroscopy. In this poster, we will try to...