Figure 5From: In vivo study of experimental pneumococcal meningitis using magnetic resonance imaging Infection induced brain injury. Example of an infected rat (48 hours) with a cortical abscess (white arrow), confirmed histopathologically (a and b), apparent in post-contrast T1W- and T2W images (c and d). The damaged area identified with histology covered only 1/3 of the area with contrast enhancement.Back to article page