BRAIN and NERVE－神経研究の進歩62巻5号

2010年05月発行

特集 神経画像のピットフォール―見落としと読み過ぎ

頭部MRI

著者： 佐々木真理¹

所属機関： ¹岩手医科大学先端医療研究センター超高磁場MRI診断・病態研究部門

ページ範囲：P.469 - P.475

文献概要

はじめに

　頭部MRI検査は臨床の現場で広く用いられているが，その解釈は必ずしも容易ではなく，無症候性脳病変，急性期脳梗塞，くも膜下出血などの病変の“見落とし”や“読み過ぎ”につながる場合も少なくない。本稿では，これらのcommon diseaseにおけるMRI形態画像の読影上のピットフォールについて概説する。

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