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CT and MR imaging of central nervous system effects of therapy in patients treated for hematological malignancies

Authors: Ali Guermazi, Yves Miaux, François Lafitte, Jean Ralph Zahar, Eliane Gluckman

Published in: European Radiology | Special Issue 6/2003

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to present the imaging appearance of central nervous system effects of therapy that may occur in patients treated for hematological malignancies. Imaging in these patients relates to complications of high-dose therapy, bone marrow transplantation, infections occurring in immunocompromised patients, central nervous system dysfunction due to failure of other organ systems, or cerebral hemorrhages due to platelet refractoriness. Rapid and accurate diagnosis is essential but often difficult, as neurological manifestations are rarely disease specific. Neurological imaging, in combination with electrophysiological studies as well as blood and cerebrospinal fluid investigations, may be helpful for diagnosing most of these complications, as well as in differentiating between the manifestations of the underlying disease and complications of the treatment.

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Title: CT and MR imaging of central nervous system effects of therapy in patients treated for hematological malignancies
Authors: Ali Guermazi
Yves Miaux
François Lafitte
Jean Ralph Zahar
Eliane Gluckman
Publication date: 01-12-2003
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: European Radiology / Issue Special Issue 6/2003
Print ISSN: 0938-7994
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1084
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-003-1949-x

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CT and MR imaging of central nervous system effects of therapy in patients treated for hematological malignancies

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