Table 5 Radiographic findings of 247 miliary tuberculosis patients with central nervous system involvement
From: Extremely high levels of central nervous system involvement in miliary tuberculosis
Characteristics | CT (n = 49, %) | Contrast-enhanced CT (n = 8, %) | MRI (n = 219, %) | Contrast-enhanced MRI (n = 177, %) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Meningeal TB | ||||
Meningeal enhancement | 4 (8.16) | 1 (12.50) | 39 (17.81) | 50 (28.25) |
Meningeal tuberculomas | 0 | 0 | 8 (3.76) | 19 (10.73) |
Meningeal abscess | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.46) | 2 (1.13) |
Brain parenchymal TB | ||||
Miliary pattern of brain | 17 (34.69) | 7 (87.50) | 184 (84.02) | 157 (88.70) |
Tuberculous encephalitis | 0 | 0 | 6 (2.74) | 1 (0.46) |
Mixed intracranial TB | 3 (6.12) | 0 | 19 (8.68) | 37 (20.90) |