“Hot cross bun” sign in multiple system atrophy with predominant cerebellar ataxia: A comparison between proton density-weighted imaging and T2-weighted imaging
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'Hot-cross bun sign' of multiple system atrophy.
OBJECTIVE To investigate whether proton density-weighted imaging can detect the "hot cross bun" sign in the pons in multiple system atrophy with predominant cerebellar ataxia significantly better than T2-weighted imaging at 3T. METHODS Sixteen consecutive patients with multiple system atrophy with predominant cerebellar ataxia according to the Consensus Criteria were reviewed. Axial unenhance...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Radiology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0720-048X
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2011.12.012