Neuroimaging findings in alcohol-related encephalopathies

G Zuccoli, N Siddiqui, I Cravo, A Bailey… - American Journal of …, 2010 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. Our aim was to review the emergent neuroimaging findings of alcohol-related
CNS nontraumatic disorders. Alcohol (ethanol) promotes inflammatory processes, increases …

Imaging of iron

P Dusek, M Dezortova, J Wuerfel - International review of neurobiology, 2013 - Elsevier
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) enables a noninvasive in vivo quantification of iron in
various organs. Several techniques have been developed that detect signal alterations …

Measurement of signal-to-noise and contrast-to-noise in the fBIRN multicenter imaging study

VA Magnotta, L Friedman, FIRST BIRN - Journal of digital imaging, 2006 - Springer
The ability to analyze and merge data across sites, vendors, and field strengths depends on
one's ability to acquire images with the same image quality including image smoothness …

Acute hepatic encephalopathy: diffusion-weighted and fluid-attenuated inversion recovery findings, and correlation with plasma ammonia level and clinical outcome

AM McKinney, BD Lohman… - American journal …, 2010 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: In acute hepatic encephalopathy, MR imaging
abnormalities have been described in the PVWM, thalami, and corticospinal tracts. We …

Manganese accumulation in the brain: MR imaging

A Uchino, T Noguchi, K Nomiyama, Y Takase… - Neuroradiology, 2007 - Springer
Manganese (Mn) accumulation in the brain is detected as symmetrical high signal intensity
in the globus pallidi on T1-weighted MR images without an abnormal signal on T2-weighted …

[HTML][HTML] Pallidal index as biomarker of manganese brain accumulation and associated with manganese levels in blood: a meta-analysis

SJ Li, L Jiang, X Fu, S Huang, YN Huang, XR Li… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Objective The current study was designed to evaluate the sensitivity, feasibility, and
effectiveness of the pallidal index (PI) serving as a biomarker of brain manganese (Mn) …

MR imaging of heat stroke: external capsule and thalamic T1 shortening and cerebellar injury

CT McLaughlin, AG Kane… - American journal of …, 2003 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
We present a case of increased signal intensity of the cerebrum (symmetric involvement of
the paraventricular thalamus and external capsule) and cerebellum on both T1-and T2 …

Late onset postpartum eclampsia without pre-eclamptic prodromi: clinical and neuroradiological presentation in two patients

R Veltkamp, A Kupsch, J Polasek, TA Yousry… - Journal of Neurology …, 2000 - jnnp.bmj.com
In two patients eclampsia started 9 days postpartum. Headache and visual disturbances
preceded seizures but none of the classic pre-eclamptic signs oedema, proteinuria, and …

Clinical Significance of Basal Ganglia Alterations at Brain MRI and 1H MRS in Cirrhosis and Role in the Pathogenesis of Hepatic Encephalopathy

L Spahr, PR Burkhard, H Grötzsch, A Hadengue - Metabolic brain disease, 2002 - Springer
In hepatic encephalopathy, a progressive and diffuse impairment in brain function is
associated with gradual alterations that can be detected by magnetic resonance imaging …

[BOOK][B] Brain imaging in substance abuse: research, clinical, and forensic applications

MJ Kaufman - 2001 - Springer
The last two decades have seen prodigious growth in the application of brain imaging
methods to questions of substance abuse and addiction. Despite considerable advances in …