RESULTS A summary of patient data is provided in Table 1. Of the 11 subjects in this study,
6 have died. Seven subjects had biopsy confirmation of lesions. Four of the biopsies …

To determine if positron emission tomography (PET) imaging using F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose
(FDG) can accurately distinguish between malignant and infectious central nervous system …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium avium intracellu lare) had disease
localized for appropriate biopsy or sampling procedures. A half-body FDG-PET scan had a …

Although the prevalence of intracranial lymphoma is high among patients with AIDS, current
imaging techniques are not reliable for differentiating this tumor from other common …

OBJECTIVES: To compare the results of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and thallium-
201 (201Tl) SPET scanning with laboratory analyses including CSF DNA detection, brain …

PURPOSE To determine whether thallium-201 brain single-photon emission CT could be
used to make the distinction between central nervous system lymphoma and toxoplasma …

The imaging studies of 16 patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and
proved primary central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma were reviewed. All studies …

Lymphoma with Fluorine-18-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography Page 1
presents as uniformly enhancing lesions which are fre quently periventricular and can involve …

[en] This paper discusses MRI and CT scanning in the evaluation of AIDS patients with
neurological symptoms. MRI is the more sensitive of the two techniques but has poor tissue …

Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential of FDG-PET in the differential
diagnosis of CNS lesions in patients with AIDS, particularly to differentiate between …