2000
MR Imaging and Histologic Features of Subinsular Bright Spots on T2-weighted MR Images: Virchow-Robin Spaces of the Extreme Capsule and Insular Cortex
Song C, Kim J, Kier E, Bronen R. MR Imaging and Histologic Features of Subinsular Bright Spots on T2-weighted MR Images: Virchow-Robin Spaces of the Extreme Capsule and Insular Cortex. Radiology 2000, 214: 671-677. PMID: 10715028, DOI: 10.1148/radiology.214.3.r00mr17671.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsular cortexExtreme capsuleMR imagingControl subjectsBrain specimensPerivascular spacesFormalin-fixed brain specimensFluid-attenuated inversion recovery sequencesVirchow-Robin spacesT2-weighted magnetic resonance imagesCoronal T2-weighted imagesT2-weighted imagesCoronal MR imagesHigh signal intensityT2-weighted MR imagesInversion recovery sequenceHistologic featuresHistologic findingsCerebrospinal fluidMR imagesPatientsWhite matterPathologic conditionsGross anatomic inspectionMagnetic resonance images
1997
Qualitative MR imaging of refractory temporal lobe epilepsy requiring surgery: correlation with pathology and seizure outcome after surgery.
Bronen RA, Fulbright RK, King D, Kim JH, Spencer SS, Spencer DD, Lange RC. Qualitative MR imaging of refractory temporal lobe epilepsy requiring surgery: correlation with pathology and seizure outcome after surgery. American Journal Of Roentgenology 1997, 169: 875-82. PMID: 9275915, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.169.3.9275915.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFebrile seizure historyTemporal lobe epilepsyRefractory temporal lobe epilepsyHippocampal sclerosisSeizure historySeizure outcomeLobe epilepsyHistologic findingsNonspecific gliosisHippocampal atrophyIntractable temporal lobe epilepsyMild hippocampal atrophySimilar clinical conditionsMR imaging diagnosisPositive predictive valueMR imagesSignal intensity changesSegmental findingsNormal findingsClinical parametersNeuronal densityRetrospective studyClinical conditionsSclerosisSurgeryPostoperative changes in the brain: MR imaging findings in patients without neoplasms.
Sato N, Bronen R, Sze G, Kawamura Y, Coughlin W, Putman C, Spencer D. Postoperative changes in the brain: MR imaging findings in patients without neoplasms. Radiology 1997, 204: 839-46. PMID: 9280269, DOI: 10.1148/radiology.204.3.9280269.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative MR imagesPostoperative changesDural enhancementEnhancement patternThin linear enhancementContrast enhancement patternMagnetic resonance imagingMR imagesSurgical marginsTemporal lobectomyNeoplastic changesExtraaxial fluidIntracranial airContrast material-enhanced MR imagesDay 5Day 51Day 30Resonance imagingSurgeryBrainPatientsTime courseContrast enhancementLinear enhancementDays
1996
Refractory epilepsy: comparison of MR imaging, CT, and histopathologic findings in 117 patients.
Bronen RA, Fulbright RK, Spencer DD, Spencer SS, Kim JH, Lange RC, Sutilla C. Refractory epilepsy: comparison of MR imaging, CT, and histopathologic findings in 117 patients. Radiology 1996, 201: 97-105. PMID: 8816528, DOI: 10.1148/radiology.201.1.8816528.Peer-Reviewed Original Research