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ArticleLa Radiologia medica2018

Assessment of cerebral microbleeds by susceptibility-weighted imaging at 3T in patients with end-stage organ failure.

Gianvincenzo Sparacia, Roberto Cannella, Vincenzina Lo Re, Angelo Gambino, Giuseppe Mamone, Roberto Miraglia

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Article in La Radiologia medica, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Gianvincenzo SparaciaDepartment of Radiology, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy. gsparacia@ismett.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4787-1634
Roberto CannellaDepartment of Radiology, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Vincenzina Lo ReNeurology Unit, IRCCS-ISMETT (Mediterranean Institute for Transplantation and Advanced Specialized Therapies), Palermo, Italy.
Angelo GambinoDepartment of Radiology, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Giuseppe MamoneDepartment of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Services, IRCCS-ISMETT (Mediterranean Institute for Transplantation and Advanced Specialized Therapies), Palermo, Italy.
Roberto MiragliaDepartment of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Services, IRCCS-ISMETT (Mediterranean Institute for Transplantation and Advanced Specialized Therapies), Palermo, Italy.
Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad Alta Specializzazione · ITUniversity of Palermo · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeCerebral microbleeds (CMBs) are small rounded lesions representing cerebral hemosiderin deposits surrounded by macrophages that results from previous microhemorrhages. The aim of this study was to review the distribution of cerebral microbleeds in patients with end-stage organ failure and their association with specific end-stage organ failure risk factors. MATERIALS AND

methodsBetween August 2015 and June 2017, we evaluated 15 patients, 9 males, and 6 females, (mean age 65.5 years). Patients population was subdivided into three groups according to the organ failure: (a) chronic kidney failure (n = 8), (b) restrictive cardiomyopathy undergoing heart transplantation (n = 1), and (c) end-stage liver failure undergoing liver transplantation (n = 6). The MR exams were performed on a 3T MR unit and the SWI sequence was used for the detection of CMBs. CMBs were subdivided in supratentorial lobar distributed, supratentorial non-lobar distributed, and infratentorial distributed.

resultsA total of 91 microbleeds were observed in 15 patients. Fifty-nine CMBs lesions (64.8%) had supratentorial lobar distribution, 17 CMBs lesions (18.8%) had supratentorial non-lobar distribution and the remaining 15 CMBs lesions (16.4%) were infratentorial distributed. An overall predominance of supratentorial multiple lobar localizations was found in all types of end-stage organ failure. The presence of CMBs was significantly correlated with age, hypertension, and specific end-stage organ failure risk factors (p < 0.001).

conclusionsCMBs are mostly founded in supratentorial lobar localization in end-stage organ failure. The improved detection of CMBs with SWI sequences may contribute to a more accurate identification of patients with cerebral risk factors to prevent complications during or after the organ transplantation.

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AgedCardiomyopathy, RestrictiveCerebral HemorrhageFemaleHeart TransplantationHumansKidney Failure, ChronicLiver FailureLiver TransplantationMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleRisk FactorsCerebral microbleedsEnd-stage organ failureMagnetic resonance imagingSusceptibility-weighted imagingTransplantation

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