"Barbell Sign": A Diagnostic Imaging Finding in Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy

被引:6
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作者
Bezuidenhout, A. Fourie [1 ]
Andronikou, Savvas [2 ,3 ]
Ackermann, Christelle [4 ]
Du Plessis, Anne-Marie [4 ]
Basson, Derik [4 ]
Bhadelia, Rafeeque A. [1 ]
机构
[1] Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr, Dept Radiol, WCB90,330 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA 02215 USA
[2] Bristol Royal Hosp Children, Dept Radiol, Bristol, Avon, England
[3] Univ Bristol, Bristol, Avon, England
[4] Stellenbosch Univ, Tygerberg Hosp, Dept Radiol, Cape Town, South Africa
关键词
progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy; leukoencephalopathy; barbell sign; corpus callosum; human immunodeficiency virus; REVERSIBLE ENCEPHALOPATHY SYNDROME; ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; PATHOLOGICAL CORRELATION; RHEUMATIC-DISEASES; HIV-INFECTION; MRI PATTERNS; AIDS; MANIFESTATIONS; SURVIVAL; DISTINCT;
D O I
10.1097/RCT.0000000000000719
中图分类号
R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
摘要
The recently proposed diagnostic algorithm for progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy underscores the importance of imaging and emphasizes the role of the radiologist in the diagnostic workup. We describe a case series of patients with visual symptoms and a typical pattern of brain involvement in definite progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, for which we have coined the term barbell sign.
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页码:527 / 530
页数:4
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