Abstract: Objective To investigate the characteristics of cerebral cysticercosis by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Methods The MRI data of 26 cases of cerebral cysticercosis confirmed clinically and surgically was retrospectively analyzed. Results In the total 26 cases, 20 were brain parenchymal type and the other 6 were mixed type. By staging, 2 cases were at the active stage, 6 at the degenerating and dying stage, 4 at the calcification stage, and 14 at the mixed stage. Conclusion MRI is capable of demonstrating clearly the quantity, location and size of cerebral cysticercosis. And it facilitates the judgment on the typing and staging of cerebral cysticercosis. In combination to CT scan and clinical symptoms, MRI can increase the diagnostic rate of cerebral cysticercosis.

Key words: Brain cysticercosis, Magnetic resonance