Incidental evidence of hypointensity in brain grey nuclei on routine MR imaging: when to suspect a neurodegenerative disorder?

Deep grey nuclei of the human brain accumulate minerals both in aging and in several neurodegenerative diseases. Mineral deposition produces a shortening of the transverse relaxation time which causes hypointensity on magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. The physician often has difficulties in determini...

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Published in:	Neurological sciences Vol. 43; no. 1; pp. 643 - 650
Main Authors:	Morelli, Maurizio, Quattrone, Andrea, Arabia, Gennarina, Vescio, Basilio, Vaccaro, Maria Grazia, Mechelli, Alessandro, Rocca, Federico, Gambardella, Antonio, Quattrone, Aldo
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Cham Springer International Publishing 01.01.2022 Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Adult Aged Aging Brain - diagnostic imaging Caudate nucleus Dentate nucleus Female Geriatrics Globus pallidus Gray Matter Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Medicine Medicine & Public Health Middle Aged Minerals Neurodegenerative diseases Neurodegenerative Diseases - diagnostic imaging Neuroimaging Neurology Neuroradiology Neurosciences Neurosurgery Original Article Psychiatry Putamen Putamen - diagnostic imaging Thalamus Young Adult Aging Healthy subjects MR imaging Deep grey nuclei T2 gradient-echo hypointensity
ISSN:	1590-1874, 1590-3478, 1590-3478
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