Table 1 Highlights of the imaging findings in Cladophialophora bantiana cerebral abscess

T2W images

“Concentric target appearance”

Marked hypointensity

Extensive intra-cavitary hypointense projections from the abscess wall that do not show low ADC or post-contrast enhancement

T1W images

Hypointense or

Hyperintense (attributable to the rich “melanin content” within their cells and/or the blood products)

DWI/ADC maps

Restricted diffusion involving the wall of abscess with a hypointense signal on ADC maps

No intra-cavitary signal drop on the ADC maps

¹H-MRS

Elevated lipid-lactate peak

Maintained NAA peak

Elevated trehalose, choline, and succinate peaks