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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ghazal Sanadgol, M.D.[2]

Overview

CT scans can show different non-specific aspects of the brain, lung, and kidney involvement in Fabry's disease.

May see calcification (not specific)^[1]
- Pulvinar sign: lateral aspect of thalamic pulvinar nucleus^[2]
Mostly limited to acute events:
- Stroke: findings similar to other etiology^[3]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Lidove O, Klein I, Lelièvre JD, Lavallée P, Serfaty JM, Dupuis E; et al. (2006). "Imaging features of Fabry disease". AJR Am J Roentgenol. 186 (4): 1184–91. doi:10.2214/AJR.05.0019. PMID 16554602.
↑ Cocozza S, Russo C, Pontillo G, Pisani A, Brunetti A (2018). "Neuroimaging in Fabry disease: current knowledge and future directions". Insights Imaging. 9 (6): 1077–1088. doi:10.1007/s13244-018-0664-8. PMC 6269338. PMID 30390274.
↑ Cocozza S, Russo C, Pontillo G, Pisani A, Brunetti A (2018). "Neuroimaging in Fabry disease: current knowledge and future directions". Insights Imaging. 9 (6): 1077–1088. doi:10.1007/s13244-018-0664-8. PMC 6269338. PMID 30390274.
↑ Mehta A, Beck M, Sunder-Plassmann G (2006). "Fabry Disease: Perspectives from 5 Years of FOS". PMID 21290670.