Abstract
Apparent diffusion coefficients (ADCs) of the brain lesions in primary angiitis of
the central nervous system (PACNS) patients were analyzed in this study. The mean
ADC ratios for acute/subacute phase lesions were significantly lower than that for
chronic phase lesions. However, some acute/subacute phase lesions had elevated ADCs
and these lesions disappeared overtime, implicating a nonischemic mechanism in PACNS.
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Publication history
Published online: May 12, 2009
Accepted:
March 24,
2009
Received:
March 1,
2009
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