Abstract
OBJECTIVE. The objective of this study was to evaluate the routine use of gradient-refocused echo MRI sequences in the detection of cortical cerebral microbleeding suggestive of cerebral amyloid angiopathy in elderly patients (> 70 years old). CONCLUSION. The addition of gradient-refocused echo sequences to routine brain MRI resulted in the identification of cerebral amyloid angiopathy-related microbleeding in 15.5% of elderly patients. In most (86.7%) of these patients with positive findings, cerebral amyloid angiopathy was not suspected clinically, and 46.7% of these patients were undergoing anticoagulant or aspirin therapy, placing them at an increased risk of recurrent intracranial hemorrhage and catastrophic stroke.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1547-1550 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | American Journal of Roentgenology |
Volume | 182 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2004 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging