Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)

Abstract

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) for the evaluation of patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), as with most other forms of intracranial inflammatory or infectious diseases, is a powerful though largely nonspecific diagnostic tool. For imaging of these complex patients with the varied and numerous pathologies they may harbor, the standard protocol is utilized to include gadolinium-enhanced sequences. This unit presents optional imaging sequences, including magnetic resonance diffusion (dMRI), magnetic resonance perfusion (pMRI), and magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), that can be employed should patient tolerance allow and if specific the clinical situation requires further clarification.