Abdominal involvement in Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD): MRI and CT imaging findings and their association with BRAFV600E mutation.

doi:10.1007/s00330-018-5326-1

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Abdominal involvement in Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD): MRI and CT imaging findings and their association with BRAFV600E mutation.

European radiology - 1 Sept 2018

Nikpanah Moozhan, Kim Lauren, Mirmomen S Mojdeh, Symons Rolf, Papageorgiou Ioannis, Gahl William A, O'Brien Kevin, Estrada-Veras Juvianee I, Malayeri Ashkan A

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OBJECTIVES: To use magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) to define abdominal involvement in Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD), and to investigate the association between these findings and the BRAFV600E mutation. METHODS: This prospective study was performed on 61 ECD patients (46 men). The MRI and CT imaging studies were reviewed independently by two experienced radiologists. The association...

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