The clinical application of nigrosome 1 detection on high-resolution susceptibility-weighted imaging in the evaluation of suspected Parkinsonism: The real-world performance and pitfalls.
Jungbin LeeA Leum LeeJeong-Ho ParkJi Eun MoonJung-Mi ParkSang Joon KimKee-Hyun ChangPublished in: PloS one (2020)
The diagnostic performance of NG1 detection using HR-SWI with 3T MRI was within acceptable range. Using the reader's diagnostic confidence could be helpful to find cases which HR-SWI finding and final clinical conclusion match. So HR-SWI may be of added value in the evaluation of suspected Parkinsonism.