Open AccessImaging of Central Nervous System Tuberculosis
Author(s) -
Anggraini Dwi Sensusiati
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
jurnal radiologi indonesia (indonesian journal of radiology)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2656-5803
pISSN - 2443-1745
DOI - 10.33748/jradidn.v2i2.47
Subject(s) - tuberculoma , medicine , tuberculosis , mycobacterium tuberculosis , pathology , abnormality , lung , larynx , central nervous system , lymph node , pulmonary tuberculosis , infectious disease (medical specialty) , radiology , disease , anatomy , psychiatry
Tuberculosis, or TB, is an infectious bacterial disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. TB can occur in pulmonary or extra pulmonary. Extra pulmonary TB occurs in locations other than the lung, such as larynx, lymph node, pleura, brain, kidneys and bones. CT Scan can detect intracranial tuberculoma, and MRI is the best method to detect the abnormality in spinal tuberculosis.