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Overview
CT and PET scans are generally normal in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and may be helpful in ruling out other diseases. On CT scan, rapidly progressive ventricular enlargement and cortical atrophy may be present. On PET scan, abnormalities in thalamic regions may be present.
CT Scan
- On CT scan, rapidly progressive ventricular enlargement and cortical atrophy may be present.[1]
PET Scan
References
- ↑ Hayashi, R.; Hanyu, N.; Kuwabara, T.; Moriyama, S. (1992). "Serial computed tomographic and electroencephalographic studies in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease". Acta Neurol Scand. 85 (3): 161–5. PMID 1574996. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help) - ↑ Hamaguchi, T.; Kitamoto, T.; Sato, T.; Mizusawa, H.; Nakamura, Y.; Noguchi, M.; Furukawa, Y.; Ishida, C.; Kuji, I. (2005). "Clinical diagnosis of MM2-type sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease". Neurology. 64 (4): 643–8. doi:10.1212/01.WNL.0000151847.57956.FA. PMID 15728285. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help) - ↑ Macfarlane, RG.; Wroe, SJ.; Collinge, J.; Yousry, TA.; Jäger, HR. (2007). "Neuroimaging findings in human prion disease". J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 78 (7): 664–70. doi:10.1136/jnnp.2006.094821. PMID 17135459. Unknown parameter
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