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The Central Bright Spot Sign: A Potential New MR Imaging Sign for the Early Diagnosis of Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy due to Giant Cell Arteritis

P. Remond, A. Attyé, A. Lecler, L. Lamalle, N. Boudiaf, F. Aptel, A. Krainik and C. Chiquet
American Journal of Neuroradiology July 2017, 38 (7) 1411-1415; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A5205
P. Remond
aFrom the Department of Neuroradiology and MRI (P.R., A.A., A.K.), SFR RMN Neurosciences
bDepartment of Ophthalmology (P.R., F.A., C.C.), University Hospital of Grenoble, Grenoble, France
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A. Attyé
aFrom the Department of Neuroradiology and MRI (P.R., A.A., A.K.), SFR RMN Neurosciences
cUniversity Grenoble Alpes (A.A., L.L., N.B., A.K.), IRMaGe, Grenoble, France
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A. Lecler
dDepartment of Neuroradiology (A.L.), Rothschild Foundation, Paris, France.
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L. Lamalle
cUniversity Grenoble Alpes (A.A., L.L., N.B., A.K.), IRMaGe, Grenoble, France
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N. Boudiaf
cUniversity Grenoble Alpes (A.A., L.L., N.B., A.K.), IRMaGe, Grenoble, France
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F. Aptel
bDepartment of Ophthalmology (P.R., F.A., C.C.), University Hospital of Grenoble, Grenoble, France
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A. Krainik
aFrom the Department of Neuroradiology and MRI (P.R., A.A., A.K.), SFR RMN Neurosciences
cUniversity Grenoble Alpes (A.A., L.L., N.B., A.K.), IRMaGe, Grenoble, France
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C. Chiquet
bDepartment of Ophthalmology (P.R., F.A., C.C.), University Hospital of Grenoble, Grenoble, France
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P. Remond, A. Attyé, A. Lecler, L. Lamalle, N. Boudiaf, F. Aptel, A. Krainik, C. Chiquet
The Central Bright Spot Sign: A Potential New MR Imaging Sign for the Early Diagnosis of Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy due to Giant Cell Arteritis
American Journal of Neuroradiology Jul 2017, 38 (7) 1411-1415; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A5205

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American Journal of Neuroradiology Jul 2017, 38 (7) 1411-1415; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A5205
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