Patient no. | Age (y) | Sex | Histologic diagnosis | Location | Size* | ROI† | Seizure‡ | Mass effect¶ | Edema§ | Bacteria‖ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 67 | M | Abscess | R, T | + | 7.2 | + | + | + | − |
2 | 53 | M | Abscess | R, T | − | 4.4 | + | − | − | − |
3 | 62 | M | Abscess | L, P | + | 5.2 | + | − | − | + |
4 | 51 | M | Abscess | R, P | + | 6.7 | + | + | + | − |
5 | 44 | M | Abscess | R, ganglia | − | 5.9 | − | + | + | + |
6 | 24 | M | Empyema | L, frontal | + | 6.5 | − | − | − | + |
7 | 50 | F | Demyelination | L, frontal | + | 1.9 | + | + | + | |
8 | 62 | M | Hemorrhage | R, frontal | + | 8.2 | − | + | + | |
9 | 57 | M | Hemorrhage | R, T | + | 4.1 | − | + | + | |
10 | 64 | M | GBM | R, frontal | + | 4.3 | − | + | + | |
11 | 45 | M | AA | R, T-P | + | 7.8 | + | − | − | |
12 | 53 | M | GBM | R, T | + | 2.4 | + | − | − | |
13 | 62 | M | GBM | L, frontal | + | 4.1 | + | − | − | |
14 | 69 | M | GBM | L, O | + | 8.1 | − | + | + |
↵* Plus sign indicates that maximal diameter of ring-enhancing lesion was >3 cm.
↵† Values are size of ROI (cm2) placed on contrast-enhancing ring on MR image.
↵‡ Plus sign indicates that patient presented with seizures as initial symptom.
↵¶ Plus sign indicates that lesion was space occupying, with ventricular compression and midline shift.
↵§ Plus sign indicates that extent of perifocal edema was >2 cm.
↵‖ Plus sign indicates that bacteria were found in pus cultures.
R = right hemispheric; T = temporal; L = left hemispheric; P = parietal; GBM = glioblastoma multiforme WHO grade IV; AA = anaplastic astrocytoma WHO grade III; O = occipital.