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MR Brain Screening in ADPKD Patients : To Screen or not to Screen?
Clinical neuroradiology - 1 Mar 2022
Capelli I, Zoli M, Righini M, Faccioli L, Aiello V, Spinardi L, Gori D, Friso F, Rustici A, Bortolotti C, Graziano C, Mantovani V, Sciascia N, Mazzatenta D, Seri M, Pastore Trossello M, La Manna G
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Adult polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) still represents a major cause of renal failure and intracranial aneurisms (IA) have a higher prevalence in ADPKD than in the general population. Current guidelines suggest performing brain MRI only in the subjects with a positive familiar history of IAs or subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). This is a retrospective case-control analysis to evaluate the usefulness of...
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