Infantile Alexander disease: MR appearance of a biopsy-proved case.
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Fig. 1.-A, Noncontrast CT scan shows vague area of increased attenuation adjacent to head of right caudate nucleus (arrow). B, Coronal T1-weighted (700/ 20/ 4) MR image shows area of decreased signal in white matter adjacent to, and extending into, head of right caudate nucleus (arrow). C, Axial T1-weighted (600/ 20) postcontrast MR image shows no significant contrast enhancement (arrow). D, Axial T2-weighted (2500/90) MA image shows subtle area of hyperintensity (arrow). A
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology
دوره 11 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1990