       Document 0571
 DOCN  M9610571
 TI    Radiographic evaluation of AIDS patients.
 DT    9601
 AU    Le Blang SD; Witheman ML; Post MJ; Casillas JV; Department of Radiology,
       University of Miami School of Medicine,; Florida 33136, USA.
 SO    Q J Nucl Med. 1995 Sep;39(3):187-200. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/96033588
 AB    Morphological imaging, based on the use of various techniques including
       ultrasound, X-ray computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance
       imaging (MRI), plays an important role in the characterization,
       diagnosis and follow-up of patients with human immunodeficiency virus
       (HIV) infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). While the
       presence of thoracic infections, the most frequently observed illnesses
       in AIDS patients, can best be performed by using conventional chest
       films and CT, the assessment of cerebral involvement in AIDS
       patients--characterized by the presence of focal masses, demyelination,
       meningitis, and infarction--is best achieved using MRI. The work-up of
       patients with gastrointestinal symptoms should include the use of
       ultrasound for the evaluation of visceral involvement and
       lymphadenopathy, completed by CT to further characterize pathologic
       conditions in either the bowel or visceral organs. Ultrasound is the
       screening exam of choice in AIDS patients with suspected renal disease,
       but other methods may be necessary for the assessment of the
       complications due to pharmacological treatment. Musculoskeletal
       complications may require the combined use of all the above methods,
       since they may be caused by infections, tumors and rheumatologic
       illness. The use of the radiographic methods for the detection of the
       numerous forms of infections and malignancies in AIDS patients is
       described in detail for the various body districts.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/COMPLICATIONS/*RADIOGRAPHY
       AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/RADIOGRAPHY  Human  JOURNAL
       ARTICLE  REVIEW  REVIEW, ACADEMIC

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