Symmetrical central tegmental tract (CTT) hyperintense lesions on magnetic resonance imaging in children

European Radiology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 462-469

  Yoshida, Shoko ^a   Hayakawa, Katsumi ^a   Yamamoto, Akira ^a   Aida, Noriko ^b   Okano, Souzo ^a   Matsushita, Hiroko ^a   Kanda, Toyoko ^c   Yamori, Yuriko ^c   Yoshida, Naoko ^c   Hirota, Haruyo ^c  

^a KYOTO CITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b KANAGAWA CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^c St Joseph's Hosp the Handicapped   (Japan)

Author keywords

Central tegmental tract; Cerebral palsy; Congenital metabolic disorder; CTT; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN VENTRICLE DILATATION; CEREBRAL PALSY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENCEPHALOMALACIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYMMETRICAL CENTRAL TEGMENTAL TRACT HYPERINTENSE LESION;

BRAIN; BRAIN INJURIES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 59249100459     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-008-1167-7     Document Type: Article

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