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A Review of Clinical and Imaging Findings in Tumefactive Demyelination.

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Nakayama, M; Naganawa, S; Ouyang, M; Jones, KA; Kim, J; Capizzano, AA; Moritani, T
Published in: AJR Am J Roentgenol
July 2021

OBJECTIVE. Tumefactive demyelination mimics primary brain neoplasms on imaging, often necessitating brain biopsy. This article reviews the literature for the clinical and radiologic findings of tumefactive demyelination in various disease processes to facilitate identification of tumefactive demyelination on imaging. CONCLUSION. Both clinical and radiologic findings must be integrated to distinguish tumefactive demyelinating lesions from similarly appearing lesions on imaging. Further research on the immunopathogenesis of tumefactive demyelination and associated conditions will elucidate their interrelationship.

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AJR Am J Roentgenol

DOI

EISSN

1546-3141

Publication Date

July 2021

Volume

217

Issue

1

Start / End Page

186 / 197

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences
 

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Nakayama, M., Naganawa, S., Ouyang, M., Jones, K. A., Kim, J., Capizzano, A. A., & Moritani, T. (2021). A Review of Clinical and Imaging Findings in Tumefactive Demyelination. AJR Am J Roentgenol, 217(1), 186–197. https://doi.org/10.2214/AJR.20.23226
Nakayama, Mariko, Shotaro Naganawa, Michelle Ouyang, Karra A. Jones, John Kim, Aristides A. Capizzano, and Toshio Moritani. “A Review of Clinical and Imaging Findings in Tumefactive Demyelination.AJR Am J Roentgenol 217, no. 1 (July 2021): 186–97. https://doi.org/10.2214/AJR.20.23226.
Nakayama M, Naganawa S, Ouyang M, Jones KA, Kim J, Capizzano AA, et al. A Review of Clinical and Imaging Findings in Tumefactive Demyelination. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2021 Jul;217(1):186–97.
Nakayama, Mariko, et al. “A Review of Clinical and Imaging Findings in Tumefactive Demyelination.AJR Am J Roentgenol, vol. 217, no. 1, July 2021, pp. 186–97. Pubmed, doi:10.2214/AJR.20.23226.
Nakayama M, Naganawa S, Ouyang M, Jones KA, Kim J, Capizzano AA, Moritani T. A Review of Clinical and Imaging Findings in Tumefactive Demyelination. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2021 Jul;217(1):186–197.

Published In

AJR Am J Roentgenol

DOI

EISSN

1546-3141

Publication Date

July 2021

Volume

217

Issue

1

Start / End Page

186 / 197

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences