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Behçet's disease MRI
Introduction
Overview
Overview
There are no MRI findings associated with Behçet disease. MRI findings of the brain may be normal even in the presence of neurologic involvement. However, a MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of Behçet disease, which include enlargement of ventricles or subarachnoid spaces, and neurological lesions present in CNS involvement.
MRI
MRI
- There are no MRI findings associated with Behçet disease.
- MRI findings of the brain may be normal even in the presence of neurologic involvement.
- However, a MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of Behçet disease, which include:[1][2]
- Enlargement of ventricles or subarachnoid spaces
- Neurological lesions are present in CNS involvement
References
References
- ↑ Wang H, Guo X, Tian Z, Liu Y, Wang Q, Li M; et al. (2016). “Intracardiac thrombus in patients with Behcet’s disease: clinical correlates, imaging features, and outcome: a retrospective, single-center experience”. Clin Rheumatol. 35 (10): 2501–7. doi:10.1007/s10067-015-3161-1. PMID 26753545.
- ↑ Lee SH, Yoon PH, Park SJ, Kim DI (2001). “MRI findings in neuro-behçet’s disease”. Clin Radiol. 56 (6): 485–94. doi:10.1053/crad.2000.0675. PMID 11428799.
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Hamid Qazi, MD, BSc [2]