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== MRI==
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* MRI often shows high signal intensity in the caudate nucleus and putamen bilaterally on T2-weighted images.
* MRI often shows high signal intensity in the [[caudate nucleus]] and [[putamen]] bilaterally on T2-weighted images.
* Diffusion Weighted Imaging (DWI) images are the most sensitive. In about 24% of cases DWI shows only cortical hyperintensity; in 68%, cortical and subcortical abnormalities; and in 5%, only subcortical anomalies.<ref>{{cite journal|last= Young|first= Geoffrey S.|coauthors= Michael D. Geschwind, Nancy J. Fischbein, Jennifer L. Martindale, Roland G. Henry, Songling Liu, Ying Lu, Stephen Wong, Hong Liu, Bruce L. Miller and William P. Dillon|title=Diffusion-Weighted and Fluid-Attenuated Inversion Recovery Imaging in Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease: High Sensitivity and Specificity for Diagnosis|journal=American Journal of Neuroradiology|volume= 26|pages=1551-1562|date=June-July 2005|publisher=American Society of Neuroradiology|url=http://www.ajnr.org/cgi/content/full/26/6/1551|accessdate =  2007-10-30}}</ref>
* Diffusion Weighted Imaging (DWI) images are the most sensitive. In about 24% of cases DWI shows only cortical hyperintensity; in 68%, cortical and subcortical abnormalities; and in 5%, only subcortical anomalies.<ref>{{cite journal|last= Young|first= Geoffrey S.|coauthors= Michael D. Geschwind, Nancy J. Fischbein, Jennifer L. Martindale, Roland G. Henry, Songling Liu, Ying Lu, Stephen Wong, Hong Liu, Bruce L. Miller and William P. Dillon|title=Diffusion-Weighted and Fluid-Attenuated Inversion Recovery Imaging in Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease: High Sensitivity and Specificity for Diagnosis|journal=American Journal of Neuroradiology|volume= 26|pages=1551-1562|date=June-July 2005|publisher=American Society of Neuroradiology|url=http://www.ajnr.org/cgi/content/full/26/6/1551|accessdate =  2007-10-30}}</ref>
* The involvement of the thalamus can be found in sCJD, even is stronger and constant in vCJD.<ref>{{cite journal  | last =Tschampa  | first =Henriette J.  |authorlink =  | coauthors =Petra Mürtz, Sebastian Flacke, Sebastian Paus, Hans H. Schild and Horst Urbach  | title =Thalamic Involvement in Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease: A Diffusion-Weighted MR Imaging Study  | journal =American Journal of Neuroradiology  | volume =24  | pages =908-915  | publisher =American Society of Neuroradiology  |date=May 2003  | url =http://www.ajnr.org/cgi/content/full/24/5/908  | accessdate =  2007-10-30}}</ref>
* The involvement of the [[thalamus]] can be found in sCJD, even is stronger and constant in [[vCJD]].<ref>{{cite journal  | last =Tschampa  | first =Henriette J.  |authorlink =  | coauthors =Petra Mürtz, Sebastian Flacke, Sebastian Paus, Hans H. Schild and Horst Urbach  | title =Thalamic Involvement in Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease: A Diffusion-Weighted MR Imaging Study  | journal =American Journal of Neuroradiology  | volume =24  | pages =908-915  | publisher =American Society of Neuroradiology  |date=May 2003  | url =http://www.ajnr.org/cgi/content/full/24/5/908  | accessdate =  2007-10-30}}</ref>
*An abnormal signal in the posterior thalami on T2- and diffusion-weighted images and fluid-attenuated inversion recovery sequences on brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); in the appropriate clinical context, this signal is highly specific for vCJD. (Source: CDC)
*An abnormal signal in the posterior thalami on T2- and diffusion-weighted images and fluid-attenuated inversion recovery sequences on brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); in the appropriate clinical context, this signal is highly specific for [[vCJD]].
 
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  • MRI often shows high signal intensity in the caudate nucleus and putamen bilaterally on T2-weighted images.
  • Diffusion Weighted Imaging (DWI) images are the most sensitive. In about 24% of cases DWI shows only cortical hyperintensity; in 68%, cortical and subcortical abnormalities; and in 5%, only subcortical anomalies.[1]
  • The involvement of the thalamus can be found in sCJD, even is stronger and constant in vCJD.[2]
  • An abnormal signal in the posterior thalami on T2- and diffusion-weighted images and fluid-attenuated inversion recovery sequences on brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); in the appropriate clinical context, this signal is highly specific for vCJD.

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  1. Young, Geoffrey S. (June–July 2005). "Diffusion-Weighted and Fluid-Attenuated Inversion Recovery Imaging in Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease: High Sensitivity and Specificity for Diagnosis". American Journal of Neuroradiology. American Society of Neuroradiology. 26: 1551–1562. Retrieved 2007-10-30. Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (help)
  2. Tschampa, Henriette J. (May 2003). "Thalamic Involvement in Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease: A Diffusion-Weighted MR Imaging Study". American Journal of Neuroradiology. American Society of Neuroradiology. 24: 908–915. Retrieved 2007-10-30. Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (help)


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