Abstract
Brain abscess shows intense increased FDG uptake with a ring-enhancing lesion on PET/MR imaging. Other etiologies may have increased FDG uptake and a ring enhancement including metastases which need to be distinguished from abscess.
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Bai, J., Bangiyev, L. (2018). Brain Abscess. In: PET/MR Imaging . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65106-4_120
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