Hyperintense dentate nuclei on t1-weighted mri: Relation to repeat gadolinium administration

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1859-1865

  Adin, M E ^a   Kleinberg, L ^b   Vaidya, D ^c,d   Zan, E ^a   Mirbagheri, X S ^a   Yousem, X D M ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Radiation Oncology and Radiation Molecular Sciences ^*  (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

CEMRI contrast enhanced MRI; DN dentate nucleus; HDN hyperintense appearance of the dentate nucleus; MFS magnetic field strength of the scanner; NDN normal dentate nucleus; P 25 25th percentile; P75 75th percentile; Radiation dose; RD; RT radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; CREATININE; GADOBENATE DIMEGLUMINE; GADOBUTROL; GADODIAMIDE; GADOLINIUM; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE MEGLUMINE; GADOTERIDOL; GADOVERSETAMIDE; CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN RADIATION; BRAIN TUMOR; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; CHILD; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DEMOGRAPHY; DENTATE NUCLEUS; DESMOPLASTIC NODULAR MEDULLOBLASTOMA; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLIOBLASTOMA; GLIOMA; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; HYPERINTENSE DENTATE NUCLEUS; IONIZING RADIATION; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENINGIOMA; NEUROECTODERM TUMOR; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; OLIGODENDROGLIOMA; PILOCYTIC ASTROCYTOMA; PLEOMORPHIC XANTHOASTROCYTOMA; RADIATION DOSE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; CEREBELLUM NUCLEUS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SKULL IRRADIATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CEREBELLAR NUCLEI; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTRAST MEDIA; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION DOSAGE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84943778100     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: 1936959X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A4378     Document Type: Article

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