Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Adnan Ezici, M.D [2]

Overview

T2-weighted (T2W) MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of bovine spongiform encephalopathy. Findings on T2W-MRI suggestive of bovine spongiform encephalopathy include T2W-MRI hyperintensity in the thalamic nuclei.

=MRI

T2-weighted (T2W) MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of bovine spongiform encephalopathy. Findings on T2W-MRI suggestive of bovine spongiform encephalopathy include:^[1]

T2W-MRI hyperintensity in the thalamic nuclei

References

↑ “T2-Weighted MRI Signal Alterations in the Early-Clinical Phase of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy in a Scrapie Rodent Model – G. Carpinelli, R. Canese, V. Vetrugno, M.A. Di Bari, F. Santoro, M. Lu, M. Sbriccoli, M. Pocchiari, U. Agrimi, F. Podo, 2009”.

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