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Cerebral microbleeds: a magnetic resonance imaging review of common and less common causes
Author(s) -
Renard D.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
european journal of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.881
H-Index - 124
eISSN - 1468-1331
pISSN - 1351-5101
DOI - 10.1111/ene.13544
Subject(s) - medicine , cerebral amyloid angiopathy , magnetic resonance imaging , susceptibility weighted imaging , neuroimaging , pathology , radiology , disease , dementia , psychiatry
Cerebral microbleeds ( CMB s) are small foci of (acute, subacute or chronic) blood products, best seen using magnetic resonance imaging ( MRI ) techniques sensitive to iron deposits (i.e. gradient‐echo T2*‐weighted and susceptibility‐weighted imaging), frequently encountered in small vessel disease ( SVD ) (with hypertensive vasculopathy and cerebral amyloid angiopathy as the most frequent conditions) and also in other disorders. In this review, the MRI characteristics of CMB s and the associated MRI abnormalities encountered in common and less common SVD and non‐ SVD conditions are the main focus. Identification of the origin of CMB s depends on their localization, the presence of other associated MRI abnormalities, and the patient's history and clinical state.

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