How to look for intracranial calcification in children with neurological disorders: CT, MRI, or both of them?
Davide TondutiAnna PichiecchioCarla UggettiStefania Maria BovaSimona OrcesiCecilia ParazziniLuisa ChiappariniPublished in: Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (2021)
In the diagnostic workup of pediatric-onset neurological disorders of unknown cause, the first step to look for ICC should be an MRI that includes SWI and GE sequences. If ICC is absent on MRI, brain CT scanning should be performed at least once. When the identification or monitoring of ICC is unlikely to add information useful for patient's follow-up or treatment, we recommend not performing CT scanning.
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