MRI of nigrosome-1: A potential triage tool for patients with suspected parkinsonism.

Sven HallerAnette DavidssonAnders TisellMiguel Ochoa-FigueroaCharalampos Georgiopoulos

Published in: Journal of neuroimaging : official journal of the American Society of Neuroimaging (2021)

SWI can be used as triage tool because normal SWI can in most cases rule out parkinsonism. However, the performance of SWI depends on acquisition parameters and rater's experience.

Keyphrases

emergency department
parkinson disease
drug induced
magnetic resonance imaging
contrast enhanced
computed tomography
diffusion weighted imaging
magnetic resonance
deep brain stimulation