Proposal for diagnosis using FLAIR image aimed for pediatric MELAS with recurrent stroke-like episodes on MRI system cannot take ASL imaging

Proposal for diagnosis using FLAIR image aimed for pediatric MELAS with recurrent stroke-like episodes on MRI system cannot take ASL imaging

Abstract Background Arterial spin-labeling (ASL) imaging is currently the most useful method for diagnosing mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like attack syndrome (MELAS). However, ASL is often an optional feature of standard MRI systems. Therefore, not all MRI systems can...

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Main Authors: Makoto Shimada, Tae Ikeda, Ryohei Fukui, Katsuhiro Kida, Ryutaro Matsuura, Takuya Akagawa, Sachiko Goto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2023-11-01
Series:Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette
Subjects:
Mitochondrial encephalomyopathy lactic acidosis and stroke-like attack syndrome
Stroke-like episodes
Fluid-attenuated inversion recovery
Arterial spin labeling
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43054-023-00232-4

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s43054-023-00232-4

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