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==MRI== | ==MRI== | ||
MRI gives the highest resolution images of the brain. It provides better pictures of the [[posterior fossa]]. It can be used to evaluate [[chiari malformation]] and [[aqueductal stenosis]]. | MRI gives the highest resolution images of the brain. It provides better pictures of the [[posterior fossa]]. It can be used to evaluate [[chiari malformation]] and [[aqueductal stenosis]]. | ||
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Image:Aqueductal stenosis fetal MRI 001.jpg|Fetal MRI: Aqueductal stenosis | Image:Aqueductal stenosis fetal MRI 001.jpg|Fetal MRI: Aqueductal stenosis | ||
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==[[Diffusion MRI]]== | ==[[Diffusion MRI]]== | ||
It gives better visualisation of microstructral changes in periventricular white matter areas than conventional MRI<ref>{{cite journal |author=Hattingen E, Jurcoane A, Melber J, ''et al.'' |title=Diffusion tensor imaging in patients with adult chronic idiopathic hydrocephalus |journal=Neurosurgery |volume=66 |issue=5 |pages=917–24 |year=2010 |month=May |pmid=20404696 |doi=10.1227/01.NEU.0000367801.35654.EC |url=}}</ref> | It gives better visualisation of microstructral changes in periventricular white matter areas than conventional MRI<ref>{{cite journal |author=Hattingen E, Jurcoane A, Melber J, ''et al.'' |title=Diffusion tensor imaging in patients with adult chronic idiopathic hydrocephalus |journal=Neurosurgery |volume=66 |issue=5 |pages=917–24 |year=2010 |month=May |pmid=20404696 |doi=10.1227/01.NEU.0000367801.35654.EC |url=}}</ref> | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun M.D., PhD.,Kalsang Dolma, M.B.B.S.[2]
MRI
MRI gives the highest resolution images of the brain. It provides better pictures of the posterior fossa. It can be used to evaluate chiari malformation and aqueductal stenosis.
Marked Hyrocephalus
Aqueductal Stenosis
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Fetal MRI: Aqueductal stenosis -
Fetal MRI: Aqueductal stenosis -
Fetal MRI: Aqueductal stenosis -
Fetal MRI: Aqueductal stenosis -
Fetal MRI: Aqueductal stenosis
Diffusion MRI
It gives better visualisation of microstructral changes in periventricular white matter areas than conventional MRI[1]