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* More effective than CT scan in identifying lesions | |||
* Useful in differentiating the hepatic encephalopathy from the underlying brain causes. | |||
* Increased signal sensitivity in globus pallidus on T1 weighted images.<ref name="pmid1446893">{{cite journal |author=Kulisevsky J, Pujol J, Balanzó J, ''et al.'' |title=Pallidal hyperintensity on magnetic resonance imaging in cirrhotic patients: clinical correlations |journal=Hepatology |volume=16 |issue=6 |pages=1382–8 |year=1992 |month=December |pmid=1446893 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | |||
* This intensity may be due to accumulation of manganese<ref name="pmid7630246">{{cite journal |author=Krieger D, Krieger S, Jansen O, Gass P, Theilmann L, Lichtnecker H |title=Manganese and chronic hepatic encephalopathy |journal=Lancet |volume=346 |issue=8970 |pages=270–4 |year=1995 |month=July |pmid=7630246 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Encephalopathy MRI On the Web |
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American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Encephalopathy MRI |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Govindavarjhulla, M.B.B.S. [2]
Overview
MRI Scan
- More effective than CT scan in identifying lesions
- Useful in differentiating the hepatic encephalopathy from the underlying brain causes.
- Increased signal sensitivity in globus pallidus on T1 weighted images.[1]
- This intensity may be due to accumulation of manganese[2]
References
- ↑ Kulisevsky J, Pujol J, Balanzó J; et al. (1992). "Pallidal hyperintensity on magnetic resonance imaging in cirrhotic patients: clinical correlations". Hepatology. 16 (6): 1382–8. PMID 1446893. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help) - ↑ Krieger D, Krieger S, Jansen O, Gass P, Theilmann L, Lichtnecker H (1995). "Manganese and chronic hepatic encephalopathy". Lancet. 346 (8970): 270–4. PMID 7630246. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help)