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Published in: Neuroradiology 9/2021

Open Access 01-09-2021 | Magnetic Resonance Imaging | Short Report

Identification of hippocampal cortical microinfarcts on postmortem 3-T magnetic resonance imaging

Authors: Max Scheffler, Rares Salomir, Enrique Maturana, Marie-Louise Montandon, Enikö V. Kövari, Sven Haller

Published in: Neuroradiology | Issue 9/2021

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Abstract

Cortical microinfarcts (CMI) are increasingly recognized in the neurological community as a biomarker related to cognitive impairment and dementia. If their radiological depiction has been largely described in experimental settings using ultra-high-field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), less is known about their visibility on routinely used 3-T MRI. In this radiologic-pathologic correlation study, using 3-T post-mortem MRI, we searched for hippocampal CMI, in a double-blinded fashion, and found that only 4/36, or 11%, were clearly demonstrated on both radiological and histopathological exams.
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Metadata
Title
Identification of hippocampal cortical microinfarcts on postmortem 3-T magnetic resonance imaging
Authors
Max Scheffler
Rares Salomir
Enrique Maturana
Marie-Louise Montandon
Enikö V. Kövari
Sven Haller
Publication date
01-09-2021
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Neuroradiology / Issue 9/2021
Print ISSN: 0028-3940
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1920
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00234-021-02717-8

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