Abstract | BACKGROUND: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has rapidly become a major diagnostic technique, displacing computed tomography (CT) as the primary neuroimaging modality in many disorders of the central nervous system. Neuroimaging studies are valuable in the diagnosis and management of neurofibromatosis, tuberous sclerosis, and Sturge-Weber syndrome. This article reviews the technique of MRI and its role in identifying the characteristic central nervous system manifestations of these neurocutaneous syndromes. OBSERVATIONS: CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | A P Truhan, P A Filipek |
Journal | Archives of dermatology
(Arch Dermatol)
Vol. 129
Issue 2
Pg. 219-26
(Feb 1993)
ISSN: 0003-987X [Print] United States |
PMID | 8434982
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Review)
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Topics |
- Brain Diseases
(diagnosis)
- Brain Neoplasms
(diagnosis)
- Humans
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Neurofibromatoses
(diagnosis)
- Sturge-Weber Syndrome
(diagnosis)
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- Tuberous Sclerosis
(diagnosis)
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