Contrast-enhancement in the wall of a cerebral fusiform aneurysm in neuroborreliosis at 7 T MRI

neuroborreliosis-related CNS vasculitis is believed to be a manifestation of Lyme disease [1,2]. We here report the case of a patient, diagnosed with neuroborreliosis and a fusiform cerebral aneurysm. We made use of 7 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), in order to better visualize the aneurysm and discriminate between a congenital and an infectious malformation. The ultra-high resolution imaging permitted the representation of the vessel wall and showed accumulation of contrast medium, which, along with localization and form of the malformation, reinforced the suspicion of an infectious cause of the aneurysm.

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