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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Govindavarjhulla, M.B.B.S. [2]

Overview

MRI Scan

  • More effective than CT scan in identifying lesions
  • Useful in differentiating the hepatic encephalopathy from the underlying brain causes.
  • Increased signal sensitivity in globus pallidus on T1 weighted images.[1]
  • This intensity may be due to accumulation of manganese[2]

References

  1. Kulisevsky J, Pujol J, Balanzó J; et al. (1992). "Pallidal hyperintensity on magnetic resonance imaging in cirrhotic patients: clinical correlations". Hepatology. 16 (6): 1382–8. PMID 1446893. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  2. Krieger D, Krieger S, Jansen O, Gass P, Theilmann L, Lichtnecker H (1995). "Manganese and chronic hepatic encephalopathy". Lancet. 346 (8970): 270–4. PMID 7630246. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

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