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. 2021 Jul;42(7):E39-E41.
doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A7104. Epub 2021 May 13.

Leptomeningeal Enhancement Due to COVID-19 on 3D-FLAIR and T1 Black-Blood MR Imaging Sequences

G Velonakis  1 , E Karavasilis  1 , D K Filippiadis  1 , M P Almyroudi  1 , E Korompoki  1
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Leptomeningeal Enhancement Due to COVID-19 on 3D-FLAIR and T1 Black-Blood MR Imaging Sequences

G Velonakis et al. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2021 Jul.
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FIG 1.
FIG 1.
Sagittal 3D turbo spin-echo black-blood T1-weighted (A) and 3D-FLAIR (B) images, both postcontrast administration, reveal leptomeningeal enhancement in the left angular gyrus (arrows, A and B). Enhancement is not prominent on T1 contrast-enhanced images (C). There are no hyperintensities in this area on the sagittal 3D-FLAIR image without contrast (D).
FIG 2.
FIG 2.
Leptomeningeal enhancement on both sides of the right parieto-occipital sulcus is more evident on sagittal 3D-T1 turbo spin-echo black-blood (A) and 3D-FLAIR (B) images (arrows, A and B), than on T1 postcontrast (C). No hyperintensities on 3D-FLAIR before contrast administration (D) are noticed in the right parieto-occipital sulcus.
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    Gulko E, Gomes W, Ali S, Mehta H, Oleksk ML, Overby P, Al-Mufti F, Rozenshtein A. Gulko E, et al. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2021 Jul;42(7):E42. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A7159. Epub 2021 May 13. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2021. PMID: 33985955 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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