- Epileptogenic Tubers Are Associated with Increased Kurtosis of Susceptibility Values: A Combined Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping and Stereoelectroencephalography Pilot Study
Ten patients with tubers related to tuberous sclerosis complex underwent quantitative susceptibility mapping. The QSM and R2* distributions from tubers studied with stereoelectroencephalography demonstrated that increased kurtosis of quantitative susceptibility mapping values was highly specific and associated with epileptogenicity.
- Reliable Initial Trauma CT Findings of Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Injury in Patients Sustaining Blunt Injuries
A case (n = 36) - control (n = 50) study aimed to identify CT findings of supraclavicular brachial plexus injuries to discern who may require further evaluation with MR imaging. The results showed that scalene muscle edema/enlargement and interscalene fat pad effacement were most strongly associated with brachial plexus injury and demonstrated good sensitivity and specificity. These findings are best assessed with a soft-tissue reconstruction kernel; therefore, this should be incorporated as part of the trauma CT cervical spine assessment.
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