Microvascular imaging findings in infants with bacterial meningitis: a case series

Bacterial meningitis is a severe and life-threatening disease that rapidly progresses in neonates and infants; prompt diagnosis and appropriate treatment are lifesaving. Magnetic resonance imaging remains the primary imaging technique for diagnosing meningitis; however, due to its limited availabili...

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Published inJournal of ultrasound Vol. 27; no. 4; pp. 911 - 915
Main Authors Foran, Ann T., Tierradentro-Garcia, Luis Octavio, Haddad, Sophie, Martinez-Correa, Santiago, Hwang, Misun
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham Springer International Publishing 28.03.2024
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Brain
Case Report
Imaging techniques
Infants
Magnetic resonance imaging
Medical imaging
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Meningitis
Ultrasound
Microvascular imaging
Bacterial meningitis
Cerebral microvascular imaging
Brain ultrasound
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Summary:Bacterial meningitis is a severe and life-threatening disease that rapidly progresses in neonates and infants; prompt diagnosis and appropriate treatment are lifesaving. Magnetic resonance imaging remains the primary imaging technique for diagnosing meningitis; however, due to its limited availability and cost, ultrasound is often used for initial screening. Microvascular imaging ultrasound (MVI) is an emerging technique that offers insight into the brain microvasculature beyond conventional ultrasound. Here we present three patients with confirmed bacterial meningitis and associated cerebral microvascular findings on brain MVI to instigate further validation of cerebral microvascular imaging markers of bacterial meningitis for early detection and intervention.
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ISSN:1876-7931
1971-3495
1876-7931
DOI:10.1007/s40477-023-00867-4