NMR tomography of the brain in patients on long-term dialysis

24 patients on long-term dialysis, aged between 20 and 78 years, were examined by brain MRT and CT. Both methods showed equally atrophic changes in the brain; in particular, cortical atrophy appears to increase with increasing duration of dialysis. MRT shows small hyperintensive areas in the white m...

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Veröffentlicht in:	RöFo : Fortschritte auf dem Gebiet der Röntgenstrahlen und der bildgebende Verfahren 1989-05, Vol.150 (5), p.598-601
Hauptverfasser:	Köster, V O, Dewes, W, Klehr, U, Träber, F
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	ger
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Atrophy - diagnosis Atrophy - etiology Brain - diagnostic imaging Brain - pathology Female Humans Kidney Failure, Chronic - complications Kidney Failure, Chronic - diagnosis Kidney Failure, Chronic - therapy Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Middle Aged Renal Dialysis - adverse effects Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Zusammenfassung:	24 patients on long-term dialysis, aged between 20 and 78 years, were examined by brain MRT and CT. Both methods showed equally atrophic changes in the brain; in particular, cortical atrophy appears to increase with increasing duration of dialysis. MRT shows small hyperintensive areas in the white matter which cannot be seen on CT. Hypointensive areas on MRT are not due to calcification, but pathological deposition of metals, such as iron, must be considered.
ISSN:	1438-9029