Dynamic susceptibility contrast magnetic resonance imaging (DSC‐MRI) is used to track the
first pass of an exogenous, paramagnetic, nondiffusible contrast agent through brain tissue, …

OBJECTIVE. This article addresses questions that radiologists frequently ask when planning,
performing, processing, and interpreting MRI perfusion studies in CNS imaging. …

Background Paediatric low-grade glioma is the most common CNS tumour of childhood.
Although overall survival is good, disease often recurs. No single universally accepted …

Neural tube defects (NTD) are one of the most common birth defects and are caused by both
environmental and genetic factors. The approach to identifying the genes predisposing to …

Chiari type I malformation has traditionally been defined as a downward herniation of the
cerebellar tonsils of ≥5 mm through the foramen magnum and it is likely associated with a …

PURPOSE: To determine the radiation dose to radiologists who perform computed tomographic
(CT) fluoroscopic interventional procedures by using a quick-check method and a low-…

Background Folate metabolism pathway genes have been examined for association with
neural tube defects (NTDs) because folic acid supplementation reduces the risk of this …

In several reports the authors have suggested occasional familial aggregation of syringomyelia
and/or Chiari 1 malformation (CM1). Familial aggregation is one characteristic of traits …

Chiari type I malformation (CMI; OMIM 118420) is narrowly defined when the tonsils of the
cerebellum extend below the foramen magnum, leading to a variety of neurological symptoms…

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The effect of vessel patency, following recombinant tissue
plasminogen activator (rtPA) administration, on clinical outcome in acute ischemic stroke (…